Lessons from Hemant Taneja, CEO of General Catalyst

On Innovation and Technology 1. "If there are two things that have been foundational to my journey, it's been learning, and it's been the importance of taking risk." [1][2] 2. "We're in the golden age of venture capital, and we&

Lessons from Molly Graham

On Scaling and Growth 1. On the nature of scaling: "I think of scaling as basically a bunch of kindergartners being plopped down in the middle of a pile of Legos. It's fun and exciting at first, and then it gets frustrating and scary because people are

Lessons from Sarah Catanzaro, GP at Amplify Partners

On Investment Philosophy and Venture Capital 1. On Her Core Investment Thesis: "I invest in the tools that I wish I had earlier in my career; tools that enable us to collect, store, manage, analyze, and model data more effectively." [1] 2. The 'Practitioner Turned Investor'

Lessons from Pat Grady, partner at Sequoia

On Founders and Leadership 1. On the two most important things when assessing founders: "There are kind of two things that I care most about when assessing Founders so one is founder market fit and two is the vector that describes them. The market determines how big a company

Lessons from Maggie Hott

As a prominent figure in the tech industry and a key leader in OpenAI's go-to-market strategy, Maggie Hott has shared numerous insights on building and scaling successful sales organizations. Drawing from her extensive experience at companies like Eventbrite, Slack, Webflow, and OpenAI, her advice offers a valuable playbook

Lessons from Saumil Mehta

Saumil Mehta, a prominent figure at Square (now Block) and former CEO of LocBox, has shared a wealth of knowledge on navigating leadership without formal authority to the intricacies of organizational design. On Leadership and Influence 1. On leading without authority: The initial step to effective leadership without direct authority

Lessons from Sarah Friar, CFO OpenAI

Sarah Friar is a respected leader in the tech industry known for her roles at OpenAI, Nextdoor, and Square. On Leadership and Management 1. On the essence of leadership: "To make everyone else be their best self, to do the best work of their lives: that's what

Lessons from Paige Paquette of Calyx Consulting

Paige Paquette, a prominent figure in developer marketing and co-founder of Calyx Consulting. 1. "Developers are just people. Treat people like people. Treat them with courtesy, treat them like they're intelligent, and they will respond." [3] 2. "If you treat anyone with courtesy and you
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