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For those not in the know, these are two of the most highly regarded operators in the Valley (if not as well known). Sarah was thought of as the person who "ra

by jdross 2y ago

For those not in the know, these are two of the most highly regarded operators in the Valley (if not as well known). Sarah was thought of as the person who "ran" Square, and Kevin is thought of as one of the strongest product leaders. They'd both be in my top 3 worldwide hires I'd try to make for these roles.

davidguetta 2y ago
Whos the third ?
mupuff1234 2y ago
Nextdoor shares don't look like they did too well under her management.
- itsoktocry 2y ago
  >Nextdoor shares don't look like they did too well under her management. Isn't it fair to look at share price under their leadership? What other objective measures do we have of their management abilities? We take the OP's word for it that they're the best? Or is this like sports teams recycling the same 30 coaches?
  - zer00eyz 2y ago
    > Or is this like sports teams recycling the same 30 coaches? This. The valley is nothing but a machine. Feed young engineers in one end and spit unicorns out the other. The same players make it all go.
- DoubleDerper 2y ago
  I don't think she's someone to be admired. Being ceo of an app that is IMO rife with bigotry, xenophobia, and scare mongering.
  - austhrow743 2y ago
    Aren’t those things the point of the app?
  - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    > an app that is IMO rife with bigotry, xenophobia, and scare mongering I don't use it a lot. But my Nextdoor is basically pictures of animal sightings, pictures of pets who got out and pictures, a few hours later, of them being found.
  - jack_riminton 2y ago
    A bit unfair. A neighbourhood orientated social media platform is always going to have a vocal tiny minority of the people you described. I’d like to hear suggestions on how she as a CEO could prevent those issues
    - digging 2y ago
      A UI can promote positive interactions, and a moderation team can mitigate negative ones. Quite tired of hearing implications that social media platforms aren't shaping the way people communicate on them.
      - TeMPOraL 2y ago
        I.e. the app can brainwash people into reflecting some specific sensibilities. That's some Orwellian-level stuff there. The platform shaping communication is a fact, but not a license to use it to program a worldview. The job of a general-purpose platform is to enable communication, but otherwise stay out of the way.
        digging 2y ago
        Weak and paranoid take
    - Baeocystin 2y ago
      Nextdoor is close to the worst example I can think of in terms of dark patterns and user experience, and I don't say that lightly. I think it is quite fair to lay that at the feet of the executives.
- nextdoortemp 2y ago
  She was an awful CEO; she was basically a CFO hired to shepherd the company through the IPO (SPAC) process, but the years following were awful. I left right before the board fired her (along with many, many senior people) and hope the company is doing better without her there. Not surprised to see her failing upward.
  - austhrow743 2y ago
    If your complaint is that she was a fine CFO but a terrible CEO then i can hardly see her going back to a CFO role as failing upwards.
    - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
      > If your complaint is that she was a fine CFO but a terrible CEO then i can hardly see her going back to a CFO role as failing upwards Failing upwards would be her announcing she's raised money for a new start-up at which she will be CEO. (EDIT: To be clear, I'm agreeing with you.) Instead, she's going back to where she has a track record. It would be like Musk selling Twitter. Or David Marcus going back to 2001 [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Marcus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Marcus
      - whimsicalism 2y ago
        right, you're agreeing with GP
    - nextdoortemp 2y ago
      Yeah I agree with that. OpenAI is obviously a much bigger and more relevant company than Nextdoor, but she is going back to a role she has a proven track record at.
ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago
Not really. They just have a bit of a cult following.
- boringg 2y ago
  I mean isn't that executive culture these days? The myth >> then the person.
  - peterdobs 2y ago
    [dead]
stouset 2y ago
I'm still at Block (née Square) and have been for over 10 years. I'm not in anything related to finance, but I can say that during her time here she was widely respected and valued within the company at all levels. I don't know of a single person that wasn't saddened to hear when she was leaving. Landing her is a huge victory for OpenAI, and I wish her all the best.
verticalscaler 2y ago
Majorly cult-y.

by jdross 2y ago

davidguetta 2y ago

Whos the third ?

mupuff1234 2y ago

Nextdoor shares don't look like they did too well under her management.

itsoktocry 2y ago
>Nextdoor shares don't look like they did too well under her management. Isn't it fair to look at share price under their leadership? What other objective measures do we have of their management abilities? We take the OP's word for it that they're the best? Or is this like sports teams recycling the same 30 coaches?
- zer00eyz 2y ago
  > Or is this like sports teams recycling the same 30 coaches? This. The valley is nothing but a machine. Feed young engineers in one end and spit unicorns out the other. The same players make it all go.
DoubleDerper 2y ago
I don't think she's someone to be admired. Being ceo of an app that is IMO rife with bigotry, xenophobia, and scare mongering.
- austhrow743 2y ago
  Aren’t those things the point of the app?
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > an app that is IMO rife with bigotry, xenophobia, and scare mongering I don't use it a lot. But my Nextdoor is basically pictures of animal sightings, pictures of pets who got out and pictures, a few hours later, of them being found.
- jack_riminton 2y ago
  A bit unfair. A neighbourhood orientated social media platform is always going to have a vocal tiny minority of the people you described. I’d like to hear suggestions on how she as a CEO could prevent those issues
  - digging 2y ago
    A UI can promote positive interactions, and a moderation team can mitigate negative ones. Quite tired of hearing implications that social media platforms aren't shaping the way people communicate on them.
    - TeMPOraL 2y ago
      I.e. the app can brainwash people into reflecting some specific sensibilities. That's some Orwellian-level stuff there. The platform shaping communication is a fact, but not a license to use it to program a worldview. The job of a general-purpose platform is to enable communication, but otherwise stay out of the way.
      - digging 2y ago
        Weak and paranoid take
  - Baeocystin 2y ago
    Nextdoor is close to the worst example I can think of in terms of dark patterns and user experience, and I don't say that lightly. I think it is quite fair to lay that at the feet of the executives.
nextdoortemp 2y ago
She was an awful CEO; she was basically a CFO hired to shepherd the company through the IPO (SPAC) process, but the years following were awful. I left right before the board fired her (along with many, many senior people) and hope the company is doing better without her there. Not surprised to see her failing upward.
- austhrow743 2y ago
  If your complaint is that she was a fine CFO but a terrible CEO then i can hardly see her going back to a CFO role as failing upwards.
  - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    > If your complaint is that she was a fine CFO but a terrible CEO then i can hardly see her going back to a CFO role as failing upwards Failing upwards would be her announcing she's raised money for a new start-up at which she will be CEO. (EDIT: To be clear, I'm agreeing with you.) Instead, she's going back to where she has a track record. It would be like Musk selling Twitter. Or David Marcus going back to 2001 [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Marcus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Marcus
    - whimsicalism 2y ago
      right, you're agreeing with GP
  - nextdoortemp 2y ago
    Yeah I agree with that. OpenAI is obviously a much bigger and more relevant company than Nextdoor, but she is going back to a role she has a proven track record at.

ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago

Not really. They just have a bit of a cult following.

boringg 2y ago
I mean isn't that executive culture these days? The myth >> then the person.
- peterdobs 2y ago
  [dead]

stouset 2y ago

I'm still at Block (née Square) and have been for over 10 years. I'm not in anything related to finance, but I can say that during her time here she was widely respected and valued within the company at all levels. I don't know of a single person that wasn't saddened to hear when she was leaving. Landing her is a huge victory for OpenAI, and I wish her all the best.

verticalscaler 2y ago

Majorly cult-y.