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OG Member Advice on Team Management and Working from Home
Virtual “study halls” are things I’ve seen work in some places, where you just do IC work in a zoom room with cameras on while
SaaS Finance Leaders: 5 Steps to Drive Your Company from Early to Growth Stage
What investors look for in each stage of investment—the business model, growth expectations, and desired capital efficiency—for businesses seeking to grow through outside investment. Free eBook
Serial entrepreneur shares lessons on launching products and leading the new OG Vancouver Circle
Going back more than 20 years, Adam Wood has founded 7 different companies, as well as worked within several organizations, and is consistently active as
Member Spotlight Aleks Lyng, VP of Finance & Operations @ ALICE Technologies
I love being the first business hire at startups, particularly those with technical founders, where I can be their complementary executive piece and help operationalize
Member Spotlight, Leticia Richard Director of Operations @ Fraym
I’ve spent most of my career so far in growing international tech start-ups, both in France and here in the US. The skill-sets I’ve been
Forging OG Community with Memorable Event Experiences – Rick Tu, SVB
Quality begets quality. That’s what’s so special about the OG, the combination of online connection for short-term knowledge and in-person experiences for longer-term networking. It
The MBA Landscape: Insights from Stanford Graduate School of Business
Rebecca is the Associate Director of the Stanford Graduate School of Business with extensive experience working with students and alumni on resumes, career resources, self-assessment,
Design Your Org Structure Early. Rinse and Repeat Every 6 months
In order to avoid short-termism in hiring (or at least to ensure that long term goals are adequately considered), I’ve found it extremely valuable to
The “strict flexibility” Approach to Offers
Always plan for some flexibility in whom you’re trying to hire. If you’re one of the decision makers (hiring manager, executive, or people ops) for
Be Cognizant of Your “second class” Functions
Usually, there is a function, group, or team that produces the primary output of the company, and their initiatives are often prioritized by leadership. A
Experiment Thoughtfully
Experiments in people ops are awesome and energizing (in a transparent manner, not a “big brother” kind of way). Some of the most innovative product
Guidelines for How to Create Separate Tracks for People Managers and ICs
Seniority is uncorrelated with people management skills. Some junior people are cut out to be great managers, and a great senior person might be better
Avoid the Telephone Game as You Scale (using basic org design principles)
There are three commonly used factors used to redesign and optimize org structures: bands, spans, and layers. Bands: tiers of pay for employees of varying
The Three Reasons Great People Leave, and a Starting Point to Fix the Easiest One
The three reasons great people leave, and a starting point to fix the easiest one Broadly, there are three reasons great employees leave: Most often,
When you can slide the playbook across…
By Brooks Pettus COO at Housecall Pro, Husband, Father Ben Horowitz, in “The Hard Thing about Hard Things”, has a bit where he’s talking
Second in Command: The Misunderstood Role of the Chief Operating Officer
When Larry Ellison, founder and CEO of Oracle, and his chief operating officer, Ray Lane, parted ways in 2000, the event inspired the kind of
