Ben SharfCo-Founder, Co-CEO, Platter · Forbes 30 Under 30

Your Greatest Edge Might Be Your Biggest Risk

Name: Your Greatest Edge Might Be Your Biggest Risk
Uploaded: 2025-08-15T18:06:31+00:00
Duration: 22 s
Channel: Ben Sharf
Description: In this candid monologue, a New York City CEO reflects on the mental habits that have fueled rapid company growth. He describes a relentless…

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In this candid monologue, a New York City CEO reflects on the mental habits that have fueled rapid company growth. He describes a relentless, future‑focused mindset that keeps him constantly curious and never satisfied, leading him to forgo presence, reflection, and celebration of wins. While this perpetual forward pull feels exhausting, he views it as the competitive edge that prevents complacency, believing that any sense of contentment signals a slip in momentum.

As a CEO in New York City, I think the reason that I've been able to grow my company so fast is kind of a mental issue. I'm never really present. I don't stop to reflect. I don't celebrate wins. I'm just relentlessly curious, always thinking about what's next. What could be better? What hasn't been built yet? And honestly, that constant pull forward, it's pretty fucking exhausting. But it's also the edge that sets me apart because the second that I feel content, I know that I'm slipping behind.