Inner Scorecard
An ex-Amazon leader told me good work is table stakes and if you think strong results alone will get you promoted, you're playing the wrong game. Then he broke down the 1% rule of networking that built his entire business. Jason Yoong spent seven years in advertising going from assistant to VP, joined Amazon on the marketplace team, cliff-jumped into a startup that raised $8M on a PowerPoint deck, and then built Level Up with Ethan Evans a 100K+ subscriber newsletter and coaching business : starting from LinkedIn comments. He's also an angel investor who bets on founders the way most people bet on products: team and market first, everything else second. We got into it. Relentless resourcefulness, the broken refrigerator test for owner mindset, why visibility is the wrong goal, how to become an executive magnet instead of chasing one, the 90-9-1 networking framework, angel investing filters, why your life should be planned in decades not years, and why failures outperform wins on LinkedIn. It's a wide conversation but everything ties back to one thing: become the person who creates value before being asked. If this helps you, drop a like, subscribe, and tell me what part you want a deeper follow-up on. Chapters (timecodes adjusted for the ~1:15 trailer at the start) 00:00 Trailer 01:15 Welcome + who is Jason Yoong 04:15 Seven internships to find your path 07:45 Relentlessly resourceful — get shit done without permission 09:45 The broken refrigerator test — owner mindset 11:15 Good work is table stakes — the visibility skill 14:15 Zig when others zag — becoming the domain expert 16:15 Leaving Amazon for a startup that raised $8M on a deck 25:15 Angel investing — assume the money is gone 31:00 Stop chasing executives — become the magnet 33:45 The CEO who told his CTO: "You're acting like a director" 40:45 Three archetypes at the top of success 44:15 Life in seasons — the decade planning framework 51:00 The 90-9-1 networking rule 58:15 How LinkedIn comments built a business with Ethan Evans 1:07:00 Content creation — owning your narrative in the age of AI 1:10:15 Why failure stories outperform wins 1:18:15 What's next for Level Up 1:21:00 Outro About the guest Jason Yoong is the co-founder and COO of Level Up with Ethan Evans, where they help professionals make career breakthroughs through their 100K+ subscriber newsletter, leadership community, Maven courses, and executive coaching. Before Level Up, Jason spent time at Amazon on the business development and marketplace teams, was part of a startup founding team that raised $8M on a PowerPoint deck, and has been angel investing across e-commerce, digital advertising, and B2B software. He did seven different internships in college to find his path, went from assistant to VP in seven years in advertising, and now lives in Honolulu. He still speaks regularly to college students at USC about early career boldness. Connect with Nikhil: YouTube: / @innerscorecard Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S5eGHf... Instagram: / inner.scorecard X: https://x.com/innerscorecard_ LinkedIn: / nikhilkapahi Website: https://www.nikhilkapahi.com/ Connect with Jason Yoong LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonyoong/ Level Up Newsletter: https://levelupwithethanevans.substack.com/ Maven Courses: https://maven.com/ethan-evans/early-career-promotion-fast-track Subscribe for more conversations like this The Inner Scorecard is for people chasing meaningful work, better leadership, and a calmer mind while still playing to win. #InnerScorecard #CareerAdvice #Networking #AngelInvesting #Amazon #ExecutivePresence #Leadership #LevelUp #EthanEvans #JasonYoong #Podcast #CareerGrowth #Startups #PersonalBrand #ContentCreation
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