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Charles T. Lee

Founder, Ideation.

On the show · · 29 minutes

Are You Building a Great Company or a Great Life?

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What if you're building a successful company—but accidentally building a life you don't actually want?

In this episode of Liftoff with Keith Newman, Keith sits down with Charles T. Lee, founder of Ideation, to explore what it really means to build a successful business while protecting your health, relationships, purpose, and personal well-being.

Charles shares why founders should:

  • Slow down to create space for better ideas
  • Invest in people, not just technology
  • Understand their personal rhythms and energy
  • Let go of ego and focus on building the right team
  • Make time for reflection and personal development
  • Stop comparing themselves to other founders
  • Think about what "enough" and success really mean

They also discuss how AI can give founders something increasingly valuable: more time to focus on the human side of leadership.

The goal isn't simply to build a great company.

It's to build a great company without losing the life you're building it for.

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