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Companies fail when external change outpaces internal adaptation
“If the world outside your company is changing faster than you are, then the end is very near.”
Over-hiring without individual rep productivity degrades go-to-market execution
“You can actually over hire because you can hire a bunch of people, but if you're not getting a productivity output from each of the people you're hiring, it actually becomes a negative on your go-to-market because you have not enough people, you know, successf…”
Overbuilding management creates leaders who report news rather than make it
“Don't overbuild your management team, because you get into this environment where if you have too many managers, you have people who just want to report the news and are not making the news.”
Public company quarterly reporting forces executives into short-term tactical thinking
“You had to deliver every quarter, and then you had to report to the street your performance every quarter, and that was at a ninety-day clip, so while you try to focus on being quite strategic in how you build your business plan and your operating model and wh…”
Venture capitalists must lead founders through influence, not direct authority
“In a leadership role in a large company, you can describe what the North Star is. You can put an execution plan in place, and you can go violently execute against that plan, which ultimately defines whether you're successful or not, and then you can hold peopl…”
The most successful board members act like part-time employees outside meetings
“The most successful board members are the ones who work with the company outside of the board meeting itself on more of a day to day kind of operating model. Now you're not there every single day, but be involved in the company. And participate in what they're…”
Competitive venture firms are willing to collaborate when proactively engaged
“I found that if you collaborate and work and build deep and meaningful relationships with other venture firms and partners, actually, they're very willing to work with you. The ones who are competitive are the ones you probably never reached out to and tried t…”
Enterprise salespeople must maintain technical acumen to retain customer credibility
“It just showed me the importance to maintain your technology background and knowledge, because if you just were to go into a customer and only try to sell something and not be able to bet back it up with a business acronym and technical acumen at the same time…”