Goldsmid advised thinking two jobs ahead instead of one.
Courtesy of Deel
- Aaron Goldsmid, head of product at Deel, has previously worked for Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter.
- Early in his career, Goldsmid said he over-indexed on emulating senior leaders.
- He also said he focused more on hitting OKRs than investing in relationships.
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Aaron Goldsmid, a 44-year-old from San Francisco about mistakes he made early in his career.