{"id":4239,"date":"2023-09-21T03:57:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T07:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/sam-corcos-co-founder-of-levels-the-ultimate-guide-to-virtual-assistants-10x-delegation-and-winning-freedom-by-letting-go-plus-creating-leverage-with-tools-systems-and-processes-69\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T03:57:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T07:57:50","slug":"sam-corcos-co-founder-of-levels-the-ultimate-guide-to-virtual-assistants-10x-delegation-and-winning-freedom-by-letting-go-plus-creating-leverage-with-tools-systems-and-processes-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/sam-corcos-co-founder-of-levels-the-ultimate-guide-to-virtual-assistants-10x-delegation-and-winning-freedom-by-letting-go-plus-creating-leverage-with-tools-systems-and-processes-69\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Corcos, Co-Founder of Levels \u2014 The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Assistants, 10x Delegation, and Winning Freedom by Letting Go (Plus: Creating Leverage with Tools, Systems, and Processes) (#694)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sam-Corcos-Illustration-.jpeg?resize=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69117\" 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data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustration via <a rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/99designs.com\/tim\">99designs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong><strong><strong>\u201cA lack of communication is a lack of performance.\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><cite>\u2014 Sam Corcos<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Sam Corcos\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/samcorcos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">@samcorcos<\/a>) is the CEO and Co-founder of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/levelshealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Levels<\/a>, an a16z-backed startup that shows you how food affects your health using continuous glucose monitors and other biosensors.<\/p>\n<p>Please enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><strong><em>Listen to the episode on\u00a0<a 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Dogs<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0ultra-high-quality dog food,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drinkag1.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>AG1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0all-in-one nutritional supplement, and\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shopify.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Shopify<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/694-sam-corcos-co-founder-of-levels-the-ultimate\/id863897795?i=1000628619791\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/apple-podcast.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3vLAXtLDRNtEZ9cKtLpiOX?si=7L6aS6LNQ5eADUwOD9aZYA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"167\" height=\"167\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/spotify.svg\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/+Kebu8_Yhk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/overcast.svg\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Overcast<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>#694: Sam Corcos, Co-Founder of Levels \u2014 The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Assistants, 10x Delegation, and Winning Freedom by Letting Go (Plus: Creating Leverage with Tools, Systems, and Processes)<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe 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Take your business to the next level today by visiting\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shopify.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\"><strong>shopify.com\/Tim<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sundaysfordogs.com\/tim\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sundays for Dogs<\/strong><\/a><strong>, ultra-high-quality dog food without the prep or mess!\u00a0<\/strong>I want to give my pooch, Molly, the best of everything. This is especially true when it comes to the ingredient quality of her food.\u00a0But most healthy dog foods are an expensive, frozen mess. 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And meat makes up 90% of their recipes.\u00a0The other 10% are fruits and veggies, ingredients you\u2019d find at the farmer\u2019s market, not at the pharmacy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sundaysfordogs.com\/tim\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Get 35% off your first order of Sundays for Dogs by going to SundaysForDogs.com\/TIM or by using code TIM at checkout<\/strong><\/a><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Upgrade your pup to Sundays for Dogs and feel great about the food you feed your best friend.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/08\/10\/dustin-moskovitz-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Want to hear<\/a>\u00a0an episode with another founder who finds novel ways to manage time?<\/strong>\u00a0Listen to my conversation with Asana\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/08\/10\/dustin-moskovitz-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Dustin Moskovitz<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in which we discussed making quicker decisions, avoiding the paradox of choice, difficult but desirable delegation, No Meeting Wednesdays, effective altruism, the future of AI,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/08\/10\/dustin-moskovitz-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>#686: Dustin Moskovitz, Co-Founder of Asana and Facebook \u2014 Energy Management, Coaching for Endurance, No Meeting Wednesdays, Understanding the Real Risks of AI, Embracing Frictionless Work with AI, The Value of Holding Stories Loosely, and More <\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/e46a9ed0-55db-44f7-8dc7-3a7ecc023e3c\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/09\/20\/sam-corcos\/#respond\">in the comments<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-69109\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.levelshealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Levels Health<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamCorcos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/17957837-sam-corcos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads (Book Recommendations)<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Publicly Shared Company-Building and Strategy Docs | Levels Health<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.generalist.com\/briefing\/levels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Levels: A Cultural Anomaly | The Generalist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere\/dp\/0307465357\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.levelshealth.com\/podcasts\/107-executive-assistants-and-why-they-are-a-force-multiplier-for-our-team-ben-grynol-sam-corcos-michael-mizrahi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Executive Assistants and Why They Are a Force Multiplier for Our Team | Levels: Inside the Company #26<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/review.firstround.com\/a-tactical-guide-to-working-with-eas-how-to-make-delegation-your-superpower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">A Tactical Guide to Working with EAs: How to Make Delegation Your Superpower | First Round Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/review.firstround.com\/an-exact-breakdown-of-how-one-ceo-spent-his-first-two-years-of-company-building\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">An Exact Breakdown of How One CEO Spent His First Two Years of Company-Building | First Round Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/imposter-syndrome-and-social-anxiety-disorder-4156469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Imposter Syndrome: Why You May Feel Like a Fraud | Verywell Mind<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/No-Rules-Netflix-Culture-Reinvention\/dp\/1984877860\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable\/dp\/0990976904\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Warner Klemp | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nonviolent-Communication-audiobook\/dp\/B00TKMBJKE\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Nonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values by Marshall B. Rosenberg | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right\/dp\/0312430000\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.levelshealth.com\/podcasts\/treat-people-like-adults-sam-corcos-josh-clemente-mike-haney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Treat People Like Adults | A Whole New Level #67<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.levelshealth.com\/podcasts\/188-a-lack-of-communication-is-a-lack-of-performance-josh-clemente-sam-corcos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">A Lack of Communication Is a Lack of Performance | A Whole New Level #188<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/serhat-pala\/ray-dalios-employees-called-out-his-terrible-leadership-his-response-vastly-improved-their-corporate-culture.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Ray Dalio\u2019s Employees Called Out His Terrible Leadership. 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Snippets Can Save You Time and Effort | ZDNET<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/jessica-stillman\/should-you-schedule-your-leisure-time.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Why the Most Successful People Schedule Their Free Time | Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-You-Do-Who-Are\/dp\/0062871331\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture by Ben Horowitz | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Matrix-Keanu-Reeves\/dp\/B0094K35S6\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Matrix | Prime Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asana.com\/resources\/project-post-mortem-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Six Steps for Successful Postmortem Meetings | Asana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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Andrew Conner, Co-Founders of Levels | The Deep End<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.typescriptlang.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">JavaScript With Syntax For Types | TypeScript<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1MubPOSgTR5wkAo_CMXSCRdwzYQt570rCHoKRh0xcuUc\/edit#slide=id.g1075c24ead9_0_11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Sam\u2019s Minimum Viable Stuff (December 2021) | Google Slides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Constitution-Declaration-Independence-Cato-Institute\/dp\/B01K68LAIG\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Pocket US Constitution and Declaration of Independence | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SHOW NOTES<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>[05:08] Delegation implementation and common mistakes.<\/li>\n<li>[11:07] Recommended reading for delegators, delegatees, and all humans.<\/li>\n<li>[13:26] Building a company culture that treats people like adults.<\/li>\n<li>[15:01] Tools for performance and communication accountability.<\/li>\n<li>[20:39] Why Sam considers Loom the \u201cmost important\u201d tool in the kit.<\/li>\n<li>[24:18] Friday Forum.<\/li>\n<li>[27:17] Acclimating the recording-averse to Loom.<\/li>\n<li>[30:40] Organizing Loom recordings for later search and use.<\/li>\n<li>[36:35] Common challenges of sourcing and properly utilizing EAs\/chiefs of staff.<\/li>\n<li>[43:19] Novelty-seeking and board games.<\/li>\n<li>[44:35] Vetting, pairing, and onboarding EAs and chiefs of staff.<\/li>\n<li>[48:38] News and social media sobriety.<\/li>\n<li>[55:20] Why does new employee onboarding take a month at Levels?<\/li>\n<li>[1:00:59] What most delegators wish they\u2019d known as newbs.<\/li>\n<li>[1:04:57] Loom security and privacy concerns.<\/li>\n<li>[1:08:10] From to-do list to calendar.<\/li>\n<li>[1:13:17] How Sam skips the to-do list entirely.<\/li>\n<li>[1:16:49] General schedule and repeating items.<\/li>\n<li>[1:18:22] Scheduling stress reduction.<\/li>\n<li>[1:21:59] Selecting books and hosting themed salon dinners.<\/li>\n<li>[1:37:03] Calendly and related social hurdles.<\/li>\n<li>[1:38:42] Using email proactively.<\/li>\n<li>[1:41:23] The underrated power of hotkeys and shortcuts.<\/li>\n<li>[1:44:42] Scheduling spontaneity.<\/li>\n<li>[1:48:23] Calendar course correction.<\/li>\n<li>[1:49:59] How Sam utilizes multiple EAs.<\/li>\n<li>[1:51:58] Improvement growth for intermediate delegators.<\/li>\n<li>[1:58:56] The <em>Working with Sam<\/em> user manual.<\/li>\n<li>[2:04:20] Memo culture over meeting culture.<\/li>\n<li>[2:11:55] Fighting organizational entropy.<\/li>\n<li>[2:14:12] Raised secularly, what does Sam get out of theology?<\/li>\n<li>[2:22:54] The perils of postmodernism.<\/li>\n<li>[2:26:35] Network theory and relationship management.<\/li>\n<li>[2:39:33] The investor-swaying juice cart moment.<\/li>\n<li>[2:41:22] Metabolic health and the Levels mission.<\/li>\n<li>[2:45:29] Who is Levels hiring right now?<\/li>\n<li>[2:46:37] Physical over philosophical minimalism.<\/li>\n<li>[2:51:37] Why Sam has a travel-sized copy of the US Constitution.<\/li>\n<li>[2:55:21] Parting thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE SAM CORCOS QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cA lack of communication is a lack of performance.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Sam Corcos<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOne of my new rules over the last couple of years is, I will only purchase a book if it is the next book that I\u2019m going to read. I just found that stacks of books that I have committed to reading, that I have not read, felt like a betrayal of my own commitment to myself.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Sam Corcos<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou spend a handful of minutes, 15 minutes, maybe 10 minutes, one time, learning what hotkeys to use. And most people will see a 10 to 40 percent increase in productivity immediately for the rest of their lives. And yet most people don\u2019t take the time to learn them. It is a free productivity boost.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Sam Corcos<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIf you cannot write out your ideas, you do not have coherent thoughts.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Sam Corcos<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEvery new surface that you add is an obligation to maintain \u2014 maybe forever.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Sam Corcos<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PEOPLE MENTIONED<\/h3>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related and Recommended<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/podcast\"><strong>The Tim Ferriss Show<\/strong><\/a> <\/em><span>is one <\/span>of the most popular podcasts in the world with more than 900 million downloads. It has been selected for &#8220;Best of Apple Podcasts&#8221; three times, it is often the #1 interview podcast across all of Apple Podcasts, and it&#8217;s been ranked #1 out of 400,000+ podcasts on many occasions. 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