Taggart: Every successful CEO must periodically return to unglamorous hustling
Drew Taggart · The Chainsmokers’ Journey from DJs to VCs · Invest Like The Best · Jun 24, 2025 · at 1:03:41
Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers and Mantis VC draws parallels between music career grinding and startup founders navigating product-market fit.
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“You know, I'm sure if you talk to any, like, long-lasting, successful CEO, like, or founder, they've, like, there's been moments where, like, they're like, fuck, like, my strategy is not working anymore, and I have to go back to, like, eating shit, making phone calls, like, begging people, like, finessing relationships to, like, get myself through the next hurdle.”
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