John Zeratsky
Co-Founder & General Partner @ Character Capital
Bestselling author of Sprint, Make Time, and Click. Former design partner at Google Ventures.
βMaking time for what matters, covering product design, startup building, and team leadership.β
Career History
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Character Capital | Co-Founder & General Partner | 2021-present |
| Google Ventures (GV) | Design Partner | ~2012-~2021 |
| YouTube / Google | Design Lead | ~2007-~2012 |
| FeedBurner | Designer (acquired by Google) | ~2005-2007 |
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βThat was really fun to record. And while we were doing it, we kept saying to each other, it was like we were recording the world's longest podcast.β
Making time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (authors of Sprint and Make Time, co-founders of Character Capital)
βAnd so, most days, the first half of the day before lunch is my focus time, and I protect that very, very intensely, and then use that time to work on whatever my highlight is.β
Making time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (authors of Sprint and Make Time, co-founders of Character Capital)
βIt sounds like we knew that, but we actually didn't know that. I didn't know that you-β
Making time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (authors of Sprint and Make Time, co-founders of Character Capital)
βYeah. And I mentioned, a lot of my highlights, personally, are very much in the urgency or satisfaction camp. They're these big chunky projects. I got it done. I finished that deck. I finished writing...β
Making time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (authors of Sprint and Make Time, co-founders of Character Capital)
βYeah. And I would say, go one step further and make sure to write it down. Don't just think about it, because there's something really special that happens when you write things down, even if it's on ...β
Making time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (authors of Sprint and Make Time, co-founders of Character Capital)