Gur: Exceptional CEOs actively treat executive leadership as a learned skill
Saar Gur · 20VC: How Investors Can Build Relationships with Founders In Organic, Non-Transactional Ways & How VCs Should Handle Founder Disputes with Saar Gur, General Partner @ CRV · Mar 27, 2017 · at 13:19
Saar Gur is a General Partner at CRV. He discusses how first-time founders must evolve their mindset to successfully transition into executive CEO roles as their companies scale.
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“It turns out, you know, no one is born a CEO and many young founders. I don't see them applying a growth mindset to sort of understanding what being a CEO means and how that role changes over time. And some of my best CEOs are just maniacal in, in their thoughts. Thirst for learning and understanding every part of the company building process and every part of what it means for them to be a leader, for them to, you know, listen to the board, but trust their own judgment and hold firm to their convictions when they have them.”
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