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Assertion Not checkable as stated
Schurig: Poor Leadership Drives 70% of Stage 3 Clinical Trial Failures
“Almost 20% of stage three clinical trials fail, and 70% of the failures come back to clinical efficacy, which all comes back to poor leadership, the wrong talent, cutting corners, not interpreting FDA direction correctly, or protocol design.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 33:21 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Assertion Contradicted
Schurig: C-Suite Executives Have Five Years Shorter Life Expectancy
“Executive CEOs, people in the C-suite have a life expectancy five years less than the rest of us”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 36:48 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Assertion Contradicted
Schurig: Seven Fortune 250 Executives Die Annually from Unexpected Heart Attacks
“Stanford School of Business did a did a study, and it's like seven Fortune, 500 or Fortune two 50 CEOs or C level executives die of unexpected heart attacks every single year.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 35:30 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Insight
Schurig: Companies Fail Most by Ignoring Culture Fit Above Skill Baselines
“Hiring for culture after a minimal technical skill set relevant to what the functional area is, I would say is the number one most important thing that companies fail at.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 5:18 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Assertion Supported
Schurig: Voluntary Turnover Costs Companies 0.5x to 4x Annual Salary
“25% of employees leave annually voluntarily, and so the cost to a company for that is anywhere from half of the annual salary to four times.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 10:48 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Assertion Contradicted
Schurig: 79% of Voluntary Turnover Stems from Lack of Appreciation or Bad Managers
“CareerBuilder had a study showing that 79% of voluntary turnovers cited lack of employee appreciation as a number one reason or the immediate hiring manager.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 11:13 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Assertion Supported
Schurig: 70% of At-Risk Employees Believe Leaving Is Necessary for Career Advancement
“The other thing is that it showed that 70% of high risk employees are being recruited away, that they stated that they would most likely have to leave their company to be able to grow their career in advance.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 11:36 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Insight
Schurig: Bad Hires Cost Four to Seven Times Their Annual Compensation
“So, you know, it could be anywhere from four to seven times an employee's annual compensation, depending on the opportunity cost.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 27:09 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Assertion Supported
Schurig: 70% of Medical Device 510(k) Submissions Fail Initial FDA Approval
“70% of five 10 K submissions in, in the medical device space are not approved the first time.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 33:39 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Insight
Schurig: The Self-Reliance That Helps Startups Survive Blocks Them From Scaling
“Everything that you, why you make it that first year, And that first five years versus all the companies that don't make it, if you want to scale or grow, those are the same things that will keep you from being able to do that successfully because you can't do…”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 39:46 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Insight
Schurig: Experienced 2-3 person recruiting firms can generate $500K-$1.2M
“They stay two, three people and they can do You know, anywhere from half a million to, you know, 1.2 million is, is probably a reasonable range for somebody that's really good and that's been doing it for, let's say, you know, six to 10 years plus, right?”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 42:19 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Assertion Contradicted
Schurig: 80% of New Recruiters Fail Within Their First Year
“80% of people that go into the industry don't make it a year, and then the statistics for recruitment firms that don't make it within a businesses is even, you know, seeing a higher failure rate.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 42:37 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Assertion Partly supported
Schurig: 70% of Companies Across All Industries Fail Within 10 Years
“30% of businesses don't make it a year. Of those that are left 50% don't make it five years, and across all industries, 70% of companies don't make it 10 years.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 3:18 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Schurig: Orthopedic partner grew from $1M to $100M in 2.5 years
“They've gone from a million to a hundred million in the last two and a half years in surgical orthopedic products.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 25:13 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
Assertion Partly supported
Schurig: 56% of Manufacturing Plants Still Rely on Pen and Paper
“Master Control did a pretty extensive study and surveyed executives over manufacturing facilities, and 56% of them still had critical processes in manufacturing that were being done by pen and paper.”
Darwin Schurig Oct 17, 2023 ▶ 43:29 7 Fortune 250 CEOs Die Unexpectedly Every Year From This
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