I became a CEO at 20 and raised 77 million over the last 10 years here are the most powerful lessons I've learned

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Suhail Doshi is the founder and former CEO of Mixpanel — a data analytics company that raised 77 million in 10 years.

Being a CEO isn't easy. Suhail, who became CEO at 20 years old, reveals the most powerful lessons he learned from running the company.

Your job as a CEO is to help others through meetings, and empower them to make decisions. You should spend 90 of your time listening, and 10 talking.

Don't avoid confrontation — but remember you're addressing problems, not people — and make sure you apologize when you inevitably make a mistake.

Get yourself a mentor, a therapist, and a group of founder or CEO friends to best help you through all of the challenges that you will face.

At 20 years old, I became a CEO. I dropped out of college, and prior to this, I had only interned at another company. I couldn't imagine the journey that would start with writing code all day to scaling to 300 people. I got lucky — I screwed up a lot, but had a lot of help.

Here's what I learned along the way:

Giving up control is hard. At the beginning, I felt like everything was important. But you can't be good at everything. Over time, I learned the importance of consciously and constantly giving things up. Without learning this, you won't scale and the company will suffer.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: How to survive a snake biteSee Also:6 ways to get more done when you're busy and overwhelmed at work5 signs you're not as good at your job as you think, according to a career expertShare your opinion Become a BI Insider todaySEE ALSO: I'm a founder who has raised 77 million over the last 10 years here's my best advice on how to raise startup money, even when lots of people reject you

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