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Operating CEO

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My First Million 20VC

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MY FIRST MILLION Disclosure
Mah: I stepped down as CEO to avoid private jet backlash
“If you're an operating CEO of a company, you're going to get shat on by your employees, your customers, your investors, and I realized that that would be a problem for me a few years ago, so that's why I stopped being an operating CEO, actually.”
Jess Mah May 2, 2025 ▶ 4:51 Asking A Billionaire How To Make $1,000,000
20VC Insight
Fenton: Hyper-curiosity and hyper-competitiveness are deficient traits for operating CEOs
“I think those are positive ways of pressing what are arguably are two very deficient traits for a operating CEO focus and, you know, collegiality can be very defining as a great CEO set of character traits.”
Peter Fenton Jun 19, 2017 ▶ 4:28 20VC: Benchmark's Peter Fenton on How To Differentiate Between Good & Great VCs, Why Ownership Is A Bigger Determinant Of Returns Than Valuation & What Makes A Truly Exceptional Board Member

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