Playing The Long Game As A Chief of Staff with Abhi Dewan

Abhi Dewan, a Chief of Staff at Venture5, joins David Nebinski to talk career strategy, human relationships, and building your own body of work and relationships as a Chief of Staff. Abhi shares how replying to a newsletter eventually landed him a Chief of Staff role, and why genuine relationships are the only real edge in an AI-driven world. He also breaks down the different flavors of the Chief of Staff role, and how his role has evolved. Enjoy!

You can connect with Abhi on LinkedIn here!

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Episode highlights:

00:00: Heartbeat Email & Relationships in an AI World

03:00: John Gannon, Long-Term Content, and Compounding Brand

06:30: Abhi’s Career Pivot & “Action Produces Information”

11:00: Handling Nerves, Rejection, and Cold Calling

16:30: Cold Outreach in an AI-Enabled World

20:30: How to Actually Get on Someone’s Radar

23:00: An overview on Venture5

30:00: From Chief of Staff to Head of Growth

32:00: What a Chief of Staff Actually Does and how Abhi’s role evolved 

36:00; Energy Thesis, Research, and Becoming “the Energy Guy”

41:00: Heartbeat Mechanics, Building A Personal Brand, and Advice for Aspiring Chiefs