Scale Yourself though Delegation, Assistants and Automation with Sam Corcos

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#155: Entrepreneur Sam Corcos shares the benefits of mastering delegation by leveraging virtual assistants (VAs), and automating tasks. They cover the process of assessing the need for a VA, where to hire them, how to delegate tasks, and ways to overcome challenges associated with working with one. They also discuss the different tools used for optimal communication and productivity.

Sam Corcos is the CEO and co-founder of Levels, an a16z-backed startup that shows you how food affects your health using continuous glucose monitors and other biosensors.

Link to Full Show Notes: https://www.allthehacks.com/sam-corcos-delegation

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Sam Corcos: Levels | Twitter

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Tools For Optimal Communication & Productivity:

• Communication: Loom | Signal Voice | Whisper Memos
• ChatGPT with Voice
• Notion
• Airtable
• Slack
• Keyboard shortcuts: TextExpander | Alfred | Raycast
• GitHub Copilot
• Email: Superhuman | Mailman HQ
• Zapier

Full Show Notes

(03:29) The Importance & Benefits of Delegation

(07:06) Managing Your Energy: One of the Major Benefits of Delegation

(11:54) Reasons Why Most People Aren't Delegating

(17:15) How to Assess If You Need an Assistant & Find Value

(22:05) Examples of Delegating Tasks

(25:39) How and Where to Hire a VA

(35:47) Working with Assistants in Different Time Zones

(40:07) Hiring a VA for Both Work & Personal Tasks

(48:13) How Much Access Do You Give Your VA

(56:37) Onboarding Assistants

(1:07:23) 80/20 for Optimal Outcome

(1:14:22) Sam's Gratitude Test

(1:20:45) Eigenvector Centrality & Sam's Second Degree Dinners

(1:22:54) Tools for Optimal Communication & Productivity

(1:34:18) Managing & Leveraging Calendars

(1:45:30) Role of AI in Delegation

(1:51:52) Levels & Tracking Your Health Data

(1:56:16) Sam's Alarm Clock Hack

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