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Lanzone: Standard interview questions signal interviewers don't know what they want
“So I think people hide behind standard interview questions if they don't really know what they're looking for.”
Jim Lanzone Jul 29, 2022 ▶ 10:03 Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone: The Yahoo Turnaround Plan | 20VC #911 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Lanzone: Company values are defined by hires and tolerated behavior
“I truly believe your company values are the people you hire. Like that is 90% of it. It's also, you know, what you accept and condone, what you criticize and don't allow it's, it is.”
Jim Lanzone Jul 29, 2022 ▶ 12:20 Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone: The Yahoo Turnaround Plan | 20VC #911 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Lanzone: Rigidly avoiding doubt prevents leaders from taking enough risks
“I think people who are Can, ah, you know, or go by that. They just won't take risk often enough. And I actually think doubt can inform risk.”
Jim Lanzone Jul 29, 2022 ▶ 14:40 Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone: The Yahoo Turnaround Plan | 20VC #911 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Lanzone: Internet company CEOs should have product management or founder backgrounds
“Not all the time, but usually, you know, it's best for a CEO of an internet company to have been out of product, you know, or being a founder is almost the same thing.”
Jim Lanzone Jul 29, 2022 ▶ 18:19 Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone: The Yahoo Turnaround Plan | 20VC #911 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Lanzone: High-performing teams require domain expertise, EQ, ambition, and passion
“And I really, when I'm hiring people, I really hire for four things. The first is I really want domain experts, right? I do not want people who are faking it till they make it. And if you are an expert, you tend to be able to understand what one looks like. An…”
Jim Lanzone Jul 29, 2022 ▶ 7:58 Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone: The Yahoo Turnaround Plan | 20VC #911 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Lanzone: Visionary prototype videos are the easiest tool to unblock velocity
“And so once you have that, it's really easy to get the company unblocked and moving.”
Jim Lanzone Jul 29, 2022 ▶ 16:53 Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone: The Yahoo Turnaround Plan | 20VC #911 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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