Chang: True Top Performers Excel at Internalizing Negative Feedback
Alan Chang · Fuse CEO Alan Chang: The Revolut Playbook of Speed & Ownership, Why Founders Aren’t Ambitious Enough · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Jan 5, 2026 · at 42:19
Alan Chang, co-founder and CEO of Fuse Energy and former early executive at Revolut, discusses performance management and how high-performing employees react to harsh feedback.
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“Like, what I found is, like, usually top performers internalizes negative feedback very well. They take negative feedback to heart, and they find ways to improve, right? If there are people who don't take negative feedback well, I don't think they're top performers.”
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