Daniel Dines says running a company is hard because only problems escalate
Daniel Dines · Daniel Dines, UiPath CEO & Founder: Why Agents Do Not Mean RPA is F*** | E1240 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Dec 18, 2024 · at 57:39
UiPath founder Daniel Dines shares insights on executive leadership realities during a rapid-fire interview with 20VC host Harry Stebbings.
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“The hardest part is to manage the unhappiness of people. I guess, look, good news don't go to me. Really. They are in day by day, in their day by day jobs, but everything that is not working well goes up to me, so I have to deal. But that's not only being CEO of UiPath, it's being basically running any sort of company.”
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