Eric Siu talks about the stress of running a company: imposter syndrome, operational problems that spiral into bigger investigations, and lessons from his time at HubSpot. He reflects on what the job actually demands versus what people imagine it to be.
He's just like, dude, the whole time at HubSpot, I was paranoid. I've always felt like an imposter. And I'm like, yeah, running a company is a shit sandwich every day because everything eventually flows back up to you. And here's the thing, like Neil, I'll just bring it back to you for a second. All the stuff that you have to look at, if the numbers are off even a little bit, guess what happens, right? You start making phone calls and then you start to see, oh my God, it's not just a can of like worms, it's a whole bowl of worms, right? And then you have to investigate more and more. You start to get more and more frustrated. If you want more insights like this on AI, marketing, and business, follow to learn more.