Ep. 481: Chris Zook Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

My guest today is Chris Zook, a business writer and partner at Bain & Company, leading its Global Strategy Practice. He is listed by The Times (London) as one of the world's top 50 business thinkers. Zook received a B.A. in mathematics and economics from Williams College, a M.Phil. in economics from Exeter College, Oxford University, and a MPP and Ph.D in Public Policy Analysis from the Harvard Kennedy School. Zook is an author of books and articles on business strategy, growth, and the importance of leadership economics, including the Profit from the Core trilogy.

The topic is his book The Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• The founder's 100
• What keeps millennials in their jobs
• Frontline obsession
• Sense of insurgency
• Owners mindset
• Founders disease
• Meritocracies

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