Matt Mochary
21 statements across 2 episodes · 8 bullish · 5 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 10, 2022 by Matt Mochary · said 11 times in 5 episodes since 2022 · across every show →
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2024 1 mention in 1 episode
2023 6 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
2022 4 mentions in 1 episode
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Nov 10, 2022 positive
Nov 10, 2022 negative
Mochary: Scaled uptime and security reviews kill big company innovation
“The reason that a big company is, has a hard time innovating is because once a product is scaled, it's now got millions of users. So you have two things that you need to make sure stay true every day. The site is up and running and there's no security breach. …”
Nov 10, 2022 negative
Mochary: Adding headcount increases organizational overhead geometrically and reduces velocity
“With fewer people in the organization, things work better. That's the big Realization that most people never discover. So they hit product market fit, they get tons of money from investors, not just hire, hire, hire, hire, hire. But every additional human you …”
Nov 10, 2022
Mochary: Pre-warning difficult news significantly reduces amygdala emotional hijacking
“And what I found is, is that the way the amygdala gets triggered is often because of surprise. And so if you give someone just a few seconds to mentally prepare, then the amygdala often doesn't get triggered nearly as hard because if they're aware that they're…”
Nov 10, 2022 positive
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Mochary: Anger is a defense mechanism covering unprocessed emotional pain
“Anger is actually a cover. It's a cover for when we feel pain. And so our brain doesn't want to feel the pain. So instead it externalizes it. But the problem is it shoves that pain onto everybody else around us. And so the real answer here is not to have peopl…”
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Nov 10, 2022 positive
Mochary: Reaching Zone of Genius requires eliminating energy drains first
“How do you move into the zone of genius? It's not that you figure out what it is and do more of that. It's that you figure out what it isn't. And eliminate that. And then naturally you'll be drawn toward what it is that you love.”
Nov 10, 2022 positive
Mochary: Leaders must separate customer-focused decisions from empathetic implementation
“She shared with me her framework for making decisions, which is she separates the decision from the implementation. Meaning she thinks about who is the stakeholder here that I'm solving for. And almost always in a company you're solving for the customer. So wh…”
Nov 10, 2022 neutral
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Mochary: Saying 'I perceive you to be in anger' de-escalates defensiveness
“And then finally she said, I perceive you to be in anger. So it's an I statement and it's simply what she's perceiving. There's no judgment. And that was able to punch through my anger. And then I woke up and went, oh, and then I stopped and just didn't act un…”
Nov 10, 2022 negative
Mochary: Creative autonomy, not equity upside, actually motivates startup builders
“I don't think it matters at all. I think that what really motivates people is building shit that gets used in the world. I think people will say, and they'll fight for equity in money, but in the end, that's not what actually motivates them. Because I've seen …”
Nov 10, 2022 neutral
Nov 10, 2022 negative
Mochary: Leaders do not need an executive coach if they follow scripts
“And so all you do is you read it and you follow the script and letting someone go or making someone feel heard. My positive is once you do it one time, like, oh my God, that worked so well. That's the only motivation you need. And you've got the script. So you…”
Nov 10, 2022 negative
Mochary: Operating in your Zone of Excellence prevents massive value creation
“Your zone of excellence. This is something that you're uniquely good at, but you don't love it. This is the danger zone. This is likely what you're getting paid for. And you're likely to getting paid a lot of money for it. Other people want you to do it. You a…”
Nov 10, 2022 positive
Mochary: To make people feel heard, mirror their unsaid blunt thoughts
“So what you're doing is you're giving me the feedback, but you're couching it. You're polishing it. You're rounding the edges. You're making it softer. It's not really what you're thinking. But it's what you're willing to say. And so if I want to make you real…”
Nov 10, 2022 positive
Mochary: Brex founders split internal and external meetings after energy audit
“I did it with Enrique and Pedro from Brex, and it was revolutionary for them. And it caused them to change how the two of them operated together. They realized one really enjoyed the internal meetings and the other really enjoyed the external meetings. They're…”
Nov 27, 2022 positive
One-on-one coaching should focus on incremental gains over perfection
“So it really focuses on Incremental improvements, not crazy stressing everybody out improvements, not what it, what could I do to make it a 10. It's more really how could I improve your situation, really build rapport, really be there for your product folks.”