Lexi Lewtan the founder of Centered, where she's building the Masterclass for Mental Health.

Previously she ran operations for AngelList's Talent Platform, scaling it from zero to $20m in revenue.

She has a deep background in the startup world, previously working at Hired & betaworks.

In this conversation you'll learn:

• lessons in recruiting & the 80/20 of hiring
• the business model behind AngelList Talent & Hired
• tools to help you deal with focus, anxiety, depression & work stress
• the difference between CBT & DBT
• why depression feels like playing life on "hard mode"

Let us know what you think on Twitter, I'm @bzaidi and she's @lexilewtan

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 Preview
• 00:02:12 Lexi Intro – Betaworks, Hired, AngelList, Centered
• 00:03:36 Hired Raised $150mil – What Went Wrong?
• 00:07:23 Moving to AngelList
• 00:09:34 Superpower
• 00:12:24 Experiments at AngelList
• 00:15:50 Hiring Pricing Model – 15% of salary vs flat fee
• 00:21:30 Lessons In Recruiting
• 00:23:54 Scraping & Growth Hacking
• 00:26:57 80/20 Of Recruiting
• 00:29:35 Advice To New Grads
• 00:33:46 Centered Origin Story
• 00:35:57 CBT vs DBT
• 00:40:17 Tools For Mental Health
• 00:42:54 Focus: Planned Obsolescence
• 00:44:45 Motivation + Values
• 00:48:04 Tool for managing anxiety – “shut the door”
• 00:49:28 Managing Depression
• 00:51:00 Inner Child Exercises
• 00:53:37 Journaling
• 00:56:08 “Life Becomes Hard Mode” - Defining Depression
• 00:59:55 Future Of Mental Health

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