4 ms·

Your #1 Job As CEO

48 points by eladgil 16y ago

zackattack 16y ago
How and why did Twitter choose to acquire your company?
- eladgil 16y ago
  Maybe I will write a separate post on this in the future?
  - zackattack 16y ago
    I'm quite sure you would have an enthusiastic and receptive audience, please email me if you decide to post it. zackster@gmail.com
  - stefanherz 16y ago
    > Maybe I will write a separate post on this in the future? that'd be neat ;)
perchikomer 16y ago
great post! Another great post on the same topic: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/08/what-a-ceo-does.html http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/08/what-a-ceo-does.html my 2 cents would be to add
conversionrater 16y ago
Great point how beyond the key roles of making money and hiring and firing a CEO basically has to take on the role that is most missing from the company at any point in time. If the company is heads down getting the product out the door, you're a product manager. If you are in the midst of a marketing launch, you are the VP of Marketing...
dkasper 16y ago
> People seem to forget that running out of money is the #1 reasons startups fail. Don't think this is true. #1 reason startups fail is the founders giving up.
- jayzee 16y ago
  People seem to forget that running out of money is the #1 reasons startups fail. -I keep hearing this and it makes zero sense. That is like saying the #1 reason why people die is because they stop breathing.
brianl 16y ago
I believe that the #1 job as a CEO is to own the goals (the reasons for existence) of the company, doing whatever it takes to achieve the goals. If that requires raising money or hiring/firing, those get prioritized high. Some startups don't require funding (just read a great post about GitHub), and others can be better staffed by a team of experienced mercenaries than a bunch of novice citizens. And sometimes, the CEO has to be the cheerleader that prevents the founders from giving up...
- eladgil 16y ago
  Good points. Sometimes hiring isn't the highest order bit, and metrics for the company are definitely key.
azal 16y ago
Nicely put, I think Distraction is the #1 issue because of which CEO's fail in their day to day activities. Try to focus on one thing at a time and accomplish it, rather than juggling multiple items and not completing any.

Your #1 Job As CEO

48 points by eladgil 16y ago

zackattack 16y ago

How and why did Twitter choose to acquire your company?

eladgil 16y ago
Maybe I will write a separate post on this in the future?
- zackattack 16y ago
  I'm quite sure you would have an enthusiastic and receptive audience, please email me if you decide to post it. zackster@gmail.com
- stefanherz 16y ago
  > Maybe I will write a separate post on this in the future? that'd be neat ;)

perchikomer 16y ago

great post! Another great post on the same topic: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/08/what-a-ceo-does.html http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/08/what-a-ceo-does.html my 2 cents would be to add

conversionrater 16y ago

Great point how beyond the key roles of making money and hiring and firing a CEO basically has to take on the role that is most missing from the company at any point in time. If the company is heads down getting the product out the door, you're a product manager. If you are in the midst of a marketing launch, you are the VP of Marketing...

dkasper 16y ago

> People seem to forget that running out of money is the #1 reasons startups fail. Don't think this is true. #1 reason startups fail is the founders giving up.

jayzee 16y ago
People seem to forget that running out of money is the #1 reasons startups fail. -I keep hearing this and it makes zero sense. That is like saying the #1 reason why people die is because they stop breathing.

brianl 16y ago

I believe that the #1 job as a CEO is to own the goals (the reasons for existence) of the company, doing whatever it takes to achieve the goals. If that requires raising money or hiring/firing, those get prioritized high. Some startups don't require funding (just read a great post about GitHub), and others can be better staffed by a team of experienced mercenaries than a bunch of novice citizens. And sometimes, the CEO has to be the cheerleader that prevents the founders from giving up...

eladgil 16y ago
Good points. Sometimes hiring isn't the highest order bit, and metrics for the company are definitely key.

azal 16y ago

Nicely put, I think Distraction is the #1 issue because of which CEO's fail in their day to day activities. Try to focus on one thing at a time and accomplish it, rather than juggling multiple items and not completing any.