Elena Verna is a solopreneur who has served as head of growth at Dropbox, Amplitude, Miro, and more.

[00:00] Make imposter syndrome your superpower

[01:10] Elena's journey from entry-level to executive

[03:00] Finding exponential growth paths in your career

[07:00] What led Elena to explore solopreneurship

[09:59] The benefits of advisory roles

[12:33] Step by step on how to get started advising

[15:18] Pitching to a company why advising is better than full-time

[18:19] How Elena applies growth loops to her business

[22:18] The five laws of growth and how they apply to your career

[26:48] Learn how to fail to learn how to win

[28:31] Build career optionality to not be at the whim of companies

[31:29] Your business needs clear positioning ("why you?")