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To be fair, if a CEO of a startup is sitting in her office 5 days a week, she's not doing her job properly. She should be out there finding funding or finding c
by pfarnsworth 8y ago
To be fair, if a CEO of a startup is sitting in her office 5 days a week, she's not doing her job properly. She should be out there finding funding or finding customers.
- seibelj 8y agoIt was beach house and yacht trips, considering we had zero customers (B2B).
- izacus 8y agoWhat does "out there" mean? Walking down the street in SF and giving out leaflets? I'm having a bit of trouble imagining how this out there looks like for most of those startup companies - especially considering how a lot of CEOs in larger companies work as long-distance communicators.
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> What does "out there" mean? Asking your network for introductions, cold emailing, et cetera. If you can’t do this you shouldn’t be a start-up CEO.
- fastball 8y agoAll of which happens in your office...
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> All of which happens in your office Not necessarily. Particularly when it comes to early stage work, a lot of trust building must happen face to face. In any case, "out there" means being "out" in the awareness of the people on whose radars you want to be. (Versus twittering about in a corner unnoticed.)
- paulddraper 8y agoMeeting with clients and investors often but not always involves travel.
- alexqgb 8y agoIn the offices of your clients, suppliers, partners, and regulators.