NETENGINE
Guest: Jhana Li
Company: Spyglass Ops
Platforms:
📸 Instagram
📘 Facebook
💼 LinkedIn
📺 YouTube
Topics Discussed:
- The real reason most entrepreneurs stall out
- How operations can make or break your ability to scale
- When to hire operations help (hint: not when the house is already on fire)
- The three pillars of intrinsic leadership
- What founders get wrong about delegation
- Why Jhana loves operations (and why you don’t have to)
- Her system to resist shiny object syndrome
- How to build A-player teams—remotely
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Key Questions
(00:58) Can you tell us a little bit about how you got to where you are?
(02:17) Who would you say are your ideal clients these days?
(02:43) When you say operations side, what are you meaning?
(04:03) How do you get in front of these people?
(04:52) Are there any common mistakes or pitfalls that clients tend to have when they start working with you?
(06:45) So in an ideal situation then, when would I know that right now it's a really good time to come and see you?
(08:07) Are some of those people, or a lot of those people, scared to, let's say, give up the power?
(09:34) What are some big goals that you're looking to achieve in the next year or two?
(10:34) Can you share with us a little bit about building A teams, especially ones that are remote?
(12:51) Do you think that they don't hire up because they have that subconscious fear, or could it be like a money thing? Oh, they're too expensive.
(15:03) Intrinsic leadership. How can we lead even if we're not the smartest one in the party?
(20:44) Don't just set goals, hit them. What can you tell us about that?
(23:08) How do you go down the track with blinders on and not get distracted by the shiny?
(25:01) So then you just make a list of them all, and then when the next quarter comes up, you reevaluate that list and see if there's any that are still interesting?
(26:11) What is some of the best advice that you have ever received?
(28:29) So did it happen just because of conversations you had with them with like, I'm expecting this to be different, or was it just the energy that you brought to the table?
(29:42) What's the best advice you've ever given?
(33:30) We did cover a variety of things, but is there something that we didn't touch on that you would like to?
(35:02) Where can we reach you at and learn more about what you do?
Jhana Li
https://spyglassops.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thejhanali
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejhanali/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhana-li/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theJhanaLi/
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