Brian Halligan: belief

15 Feb 2026 Lenny's Podcast Sequoia CEO coach: Why it’s never been easier to start a company, and never been harder to scale one | Brian Halligan (co-founder, HubSpot)

“I think people think they're going to live forever and they're not. As somebody who's 58, yeah, life's very short, and I'm much more intentional about the decisions I make, much more intentional about the people I hang out with today than I was before that.”

— Brian Halligan

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Speaker: Brian Halligan
Attribution: Verified speaker
Claim type: belief
Recorded: 15 Feb 2026
Publisher: Lenny's Podcast
Episode: Sequoia CEO coach: Why it’s never been easier to start a company, and never been harder to scale one | Brian Halligan (co-founder, HubSpot)

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…I've heard this story, but it's just as powerful hearing it again. Why do you think it takes people, why does it take a moment like that to have someone realize, I need to change or just- I think people think they're going to live forever and they're not. As somebody who's 58, yeah, life's very short, and I'm much more intentional about the decisions I make, much more intentional about the people I hang out with today than I was before that. And I really try to work on things that bring me joy. Like this pod. Same, I appreciate it.…

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