I was CEO of AppSumo while it grew from $3m to $84m+ in annual revenue
A few thoughts and hot takes (on how to be an effective CEO):
The CEO should be the laziest person in the company
At AppSumo, hiring an intern to handle admin work freed me up to close deals - doubling our revenue from $4m to $7m in one year
Automate then delegate anything that doesn’t move the needle
