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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
March 18, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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 Broadly, there are three reasons great employees leave: Most often,
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
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
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