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Founders must shift to executive manager roles at 50 to 70 employees
“What I've seen is it usually happens around 50 employees. When a company gets to about 50 employees, maybe 60 or 70, where the founder has to start transitioning into more of a professional manager type role.”
Jeff Richards Mar 4, 2019 ▶ 10:26 20VC: The Transition From Founder To CEO, How To Determine When To Stretch On Price in Venture & The Benefits of Attribution for Partnership Dynamics with Jeff Richards, Managing Partner @ GGV Capital
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Hiring senior executives is the biggest struggle for first-time founders
“I think being aggressive and hiring senior executives is probably the single biggest area where I see first-time founders struggle, and I would also add to that that it's the area where we see repeat founders really excel.”
Jeff Richards Mar 4, 2019 ▶ 14:36 20VC: The Transition From Founder To CEO, How To Determine When To Stretch On Price in Venture & The Benefits of Attribution for Partnership Dynamics with Jeff Richards, Managing Partner @ GGV Capital
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Advice to avoid chasing peak valuations is rarely followed in Silicon Valley
“I would say this is one of the most frequently offered pieces of advice in Silicon Valley that is the least Frequently followed.”
Jeff Richards Mar 4, 2019 ▶ 19:48 20VC: The Transition From Founder To CEO, How To Determine When To Stretch On Price in Venture & The Benefits of Attribution for Partnership Dynamics with Jeff Richards, Managing Partner @ GGV Capital
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Top VCs like Bill Gurley take more risk later in their careers
“Experienced venture capitalists and some of the most well-known venture capitalists, Bill Gurley, Doug Leone, Jim Getz, the further along they've got in their career, the more risk they take.”
Jeff Richards Mar 4, 2019 ▶ 30:02 20VC: The Transition From Founder To CEO, How To Determine When To Stretch On Price in Venture & The Benefits of Attribution for Partnership Dynamics with Jeff Richards, Managing Partner @ GGV Capital
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