companies

4 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Nov 16, 2023 by Will Larson · across every show →

Everything said about companies, oldest first

Nov 16, 2023 negative
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Companies document minor decisions but rarely record rationale for major strategic choices
“And one challenge at companies is like, you usually don't write down why they make the most important decisions. Like you would Sort of assume it's the opposite. But if you go into a lot of companies, the small decisions are documented, but the really importan…”
Will Larson Nov 16, 2023 ▶ 5:48 A masterclass in engineering leadership from Carta, Stripe, and Uber | Will Larson (CTO at Carta)
Mar 6, 2025 neutral
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Milliano: Large companies must accept some employees won't work extreme hours
“I do also think it's true that at some point, I don't know, companies get big enough that you have folks who maybe are just not, Up for that, and like, you just have to kind of be okay with that if you want to have that many employees in your company.”
Eeke de Milliano Mar 6, 2025 ▶ 15:38 What makes (or breaks) executive hires | A deep dive with Eeke de Milliano (Stripe)
May 22, 2025 positive
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Kao: Building an audience requires a spiky point of view
“I think with an individual, but I would also say this works for companies, having a spiky point of view is really valuable. And so when I say spiky point of view, I don't mean stirring the pot with controversial statements just for the sake of it. I mean, Havi…”
Wes Kao May 22, 2025 ▶ 1:07:23 How Wes Kao coaches founders to influence, lead, and get what they want | (Co-founder of Maven)
May 21, 2026 negative
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Moreno: Software Vendors Without Strong Workflow Opinions Become Mere Vending Machines
“I think companies lose an opportunity to become more than just a vending machine for software when they're not willing to say, hey, we are really strongly opinionated about the best way to do this and why.”
Graham Moreno May 21, 2026 ▶ 3:40 Why old-school sales work still wins in the AI era | Graham Moreno (Head of GTM, Parallel)
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