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Activate Founder Mode
- Startup founders must learn where to delegate work and where to get more hands-on, and how to manage people and projects in a way that builds trust instead of eroding it.
- Founders should not manage all their direct reports the same way - they should spend more time and be more hands-on with the most critical projects and the least experienced people.
- Management challenges have less to do with how you manage your team and more with who you hired, particularly for executive hires.
- New hires require a big upfront investment in terms of time and energy to train them on how to work and fit into the company's culture.
- Founders must be responsible for every piece of work that comes out from their company, whether the work was created by themselves or by someone they hired.
- Founder Mode means knowing where to go deep and where to sit back, and spending time with the right people and projects, while letting others run on their own.
- Founders must be intentional with feedback, lead with curiosity, and collaborate with their team to deliver excellent work.
- Founders must be open to internal promotions and cultivate leaders who are willing to put their work under scrutiny - managers who are too defensive to give feedback may hinder the progress of a startup.
- Founders set the tone for the company - having skip level one-on-ones and encouraging one-on-one conversations with team members can contribute to a healthy work culture.
- For attaining sustainable success, founders must learn to activate Founder Mode to navigate the unique challenges of a startup.
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