Corporate Management
topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
In Depth 
Capital Allocators 
the a16z Podcast
4 statements about Corporate Management, every show
MacInnis: Managers Fail by Fixating on Outputs Instead of Inspecting Inputs
“As an executive, you're constantly thinking about inputs as a means by which to achieve desired outputs. Where I think a lot of people mess up is that they over rotate on talking about the outputs. Just operationally speaking, no soccer coach ever gets up in f…”
Matt Levine: Anti-buyback rhetoric ignores managerial capital discipline
“And we've now perhaps swung too far, but also like the rhetoric has swung too far where now it's just assumed that the worst thing companies can do is give money back to shareholders. Now there are some arguments for that. Like the shareholders are often like …”
Ries: Entrepreneurial transformation is a management problem, not a technology problem
“This, before it is anything else, is a management issue. It is not a technology issue. It is not a process or tools issue. It is really about how do we manage people. Most companies have all the raw material they need to work in this more entrepreneurial way”
Corporate management requires softer leadership skills than running a hedge fund
“I had to learn the finer and softer skills of leadership and management that again, because not all incentives are aligned in industry. Not everybody cares about money. Not everybody wants to be a millionaire. Not everybody has the right drive that everybody h…”