The Outlier Advantage is a weekly letter by Jason Shen that explores how founders, senior leaders, and outlier achievers can defy convention and find breakout success on their own terms.
Every weekend I send you 600-800 words about topics that come up in my coaching practice:
- how to hold yourself and your team accountable to results
- how to play big when the odds are stacked against you
- how to lead with emotional resilience when others are counting on you
- how to stay creative in the face of doubt and stagnation
- how to tell your story so people will listen, pay attention, and get involved
The Outlier Advantage is read by more than 2,800 founders, leaders, and outliers at Google, Facebook, Brex, top Y Combinator-backed startups, and leading Silicon Valley venture capital firms.
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About Jason:
Jason Shen is a writer and executive coach who works with outlier founders and senior leaders to build conviction in new ventures. As the author of The Path to Pivot and weirdly brilliant, he is a recognized expert on resilience, transition, and unconventional success.
Jason previously founded 3 venture-backed startups & led product teams at Etsy and Facebook. He is a two-time Stanford graduate, a Y Combinator alumni, and NCAA mens gymnastics national champion. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Amanda, a contemporary artist, and is a board member of Lunar Accel, an AAPI leadership development nonprofit.