Lavena Xu-Johnson

Founder of media company theinsane.media and writer of InsaneFounder.com. I'm Lavena - born somewhere between logic and chaos. I spend most of my time decoding what makes ambitious people tick. I'm obsessed with the psychology of entrepreneurship - how we navigate scaling our businesses while exploring our inner world of identities. I write, build media, and document the inner life of founders. I’m building a founder culture that’s more emotionally intelligent, less performative, and radically transparent. You’ll usually find me deep in writing, dancing (Raqs Sharqi runs deep), or interviewing founders for our new Insane Founder channel. Currently based between London and Dubai, and Singapore. 👉 Read my essays at InsaneFounder.com, - and if you’re a sharp community builder, we’re hiring.