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Steve Case: A Startup CEO Must Act as a Morale Shock Absorber
“I always recognized, particularly as a leader, particularly as the CEO, that I had to be A little bit of a shock absorber for the company, and when everybody was talking about how great they were, remind them that super competitive market, and remind them that…”
Steve Case Feb 18, 2019 ▶ 19:54 20VC: AOL Founder, Steve Case on Why The Best Venture Investments of The Next 10 Years Will Likely Not Be In The Valley, Why The CEO Must Be The Shock Absorber For Company Morale and Why Vision Without Execution is Hallucination
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Steve Case: Vision Without Execution Is Hallucination
“Vision without execution is hallucination. And so it's a reminder that vision is important, but execution is more important. And that comes down to people and priorities and creating that team dynamic.”
Steve Case Feb 18, 2019 ▶ 23:14 20VC: AOL Founder, Steve Case on Why The Best Venture Investments of The Next 10 Years Will Likely Not Be In The Valley, Why The CEO Must Be The Shock Absorber For Company Morale and Why Vision Without Execution is Hallucination
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Case: Best VCs help in key areas and stay out of daily operations
“And I think the best venture investors really focus on helping in a few areas and kind of staying out of the way in most aspects of running the company.”
Steve Case Feb 18, 2019 ▶ 5:45 20VC: AOL Founder, Steve Case on Why The Best Venture Investments of The Next 10 Years Will Likely Not Be In The Valley, Why The CEO Must Be The Shock Absorber For Company Morale and Why Vision Without Execution is Hallucination
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Steve Case: Startup Breakthroughs Usually Take a Decade of Slog
“Far more often, it's a slog, and it's a decade before you kind of really break through, and through that experience, I now realize that, you know, a revolution sometimes happens in more evolutionary ways.”
Steve Case Feb 18, 2019 ▶ 18:13 20VC: AOL Founder, Steve Case on Why The Best Venture Investments of The Next 10 Years Will Likely Not Be In The Valley, Why The CEO Must Be The Shock Absorber For Company Morale and Why Vision Without Execution is Hallucination
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Steve Case: First-time board members should listen more than speak
“Spend more time listening than talking and just trying to really understand the dynamics of the board, some of the challenges and opportunities of the company, and be more surgical in terms of ways you intervene.”
Steve Case Feb 18, 2019 ▶ 24:22 20VC: AOL Founder, Steve Case on Why The Best Venture Investments of The Next 10 Years Will Likely Not Be In The Valley, Why The CEO Must Be The Shock Absorber For Company Morale and Why Vision Without Execution is Hallucination
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