958: Telzio: Phone Systems in the Cloud for Startups and Enterprises with Peter Schroeder
Are you having trouble managing your communication network? If so, then you have a problem. In a war, the side that has better communication has more advantages. Similarly, having a robust and modern communication network will allow your company to receive and relay information quicker to act in complicated scenarios immediately. But how can you have this kind of communication? Telzio is ready to assist you in having an easy-to-deploy, manage, and scale system.
Peter Schroeder is the founder and CEO of Telzio, a phone service provider with modern telephone infrastructure and a user-friendly interface for easy deployment, managing, and scaling. Peter is also a multi-award-winning DJ and entrepreneur. He has collaborated with companies like Facebook, Samsung, and Airbnb, transforming the way people work and communicate. Today, Peter goes over the challenges of balancing his career as an entrepreneur with the joys of fatherhood, including learning to set boundaries and manage his time differently after the birth of his twin babies.
Quotes
"Entrepreneurs are the only ones willing to work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40 hours a week." - Peter Schroeder
“Being a leader has nothing to do with managing and telling people what to do. It's about inspiring others to join you in whatever you're doing.” - Peter Schroeder
“Being naive is a really important thing. Being able to say, 'Yeah, I can do that. I've never done it before, so of course, I can do it.'” - Peter Schroeder
Takeaways
01:52 Balancing entrepreneurship and fatherhood requires learning to set boundaries and manage time differently.
14:14 Effective leaders inspire others to join them, rather than just managing and telling people what to do.
16:41 Successful entrepreneurs often have a "naive" mindset, believing they can take on big challenges despite lack of experience.
17:06 Stubbornness and the ability to hyper-focus can be key traits for entrepreneurial success.
19:03 Staying curious and exploring new ideas, even if they seem unrelated, can lead to innovative solutions.
Resources
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Filed in: Archive 4: 2020-2023 • Interview • Podcast
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