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Innovation by Observation

Sarah Nahm, Lever

The early days of Lever, says co-founder and CEO Sarah Nahm, were all about observation. The founding team spent 9 months embedded in high-growth companies, studying recruitment and hiring processes like anthropologists. She describes how the team embraced “being innovative through listening,” building entrepreneurial success around humility and empathy rather than a relentless pursuit of a singular inner vision.