CZ reveals what really drove him during Binance's meteoric rise
“I wouldn't say I was addicted to the growth, but I was addicted to the work.”
but there were some hiccups. Yep. Do you think that you
got too addicted to the growth at any point? I wouldn't say I was addicted to the growth, but I was addicted to the work. Okay. The work was actually very satisfying, very rewarding.
But what was the average day for you? What were you trying to do? I was basically doing, like, 20 plus meetings a day, like, scheduled,
calls or meetings, and then plus other random stuff and then having to respond to people on Twitter and, stuff. So, but it was very rewarding because, it's very there's a sense of fulfillment that is very hard to describe. It's not the money. It's not the growth. Yeah. It's, you know So what yeah. What was it? When you were running Binance,
About this clip
Binance founder CZ opens up about his intense work schedule during the company's peak growth, describing 20+ meetings per day and what truly motivated him. He distinguishes between being addicted to growth versus being addicted to the work itself, hinting at a deeper sense of fulfillment that went beyond money or metrics.
Why this clip
Offers rare insight into the personal motivations and daily reality of one of crypto's most successful founders at the height of his company's growth.
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