In this episode of 5Q's, host Michael Greenberg (https://x.com/gentoftech) interviews Rameel Sheikh (https://x.com/ramshe1000), discussing his journey from bootstrapped companies to creating a successful newsletter and his insights on content creation, distribution, and balancing work and personal life.
Rameel Sheikh is the former COO of Y Combinator company First Base, founder of The Bottleneck, a newsletter for CLOs, operational execs, and senior managers, and creator of Cornerstone, a vetted community of COOs, VPs, and heads of operations.
[00:00] Introduction and Rameel's background
[03:30] The Bottleneck newsletter
[05:45] Latest learning: Market running after the product
[08:30] Business bet: Content to SaaS or data information product
[11:15] Living in tier-one cities: blessing and curse
[14:30] Gratitude for family and reprioritizing life
[18:00] Challenges in balancing work, family, and health
[20:45] Wrapping up and contact information
[21:30] Discussion on project management vs. operations roles
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Connect with Michael Greenberg here;
https://x.com/gentoftech
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gentoftech/
https://www.3rdbrain.co/
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Connect with Rameel Sheikh here;
https://x.com/ramshe1000
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rameel-sheikh/