Podcast appearances and mentions of John Doerr

John Chambers led Cisco through the rise of the internet—transforming it into the world's most valuable company at its peak.On this week's Grit, the former Cisco CEO unpacks how he scaled the business from $70M to $50B+, pioneered M&A as a growth strategy with 180 acquisitions, and built what many called the best sales force in tech.Now leading his own venture firm, Chambers shares how he's backing the next generation of AI-native startups.Guest: John T. Chambers, Former Cisco Executive Chairman & CEO, JC2 Ventures Founder & CEOChapters: 00:00 Trailer00:45 Introduction01:45 Track record, relationships, trust13:21 Acquisitions every year17:32 Product-focused24:40 Family, dyslexia, and without shame30:46 Wang Laboratories35:59 Ready being CEO40:17 Reinventing your business50:08 Numbers don't lie54:09 Sales calls and making mistakes56:20 Adapting leadership style1:06:32 Best leadership year ever1:13:35 A busy, exhausting schedule1:22:07 Candid with me1:25:21 What “grit” means to John1:26:43 OutroMentioned in this episode: John Doerr, OpenAI, Wang Laboratories, IBM, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple Inc., Meta Platforms, FMC Corporation, DuPont de Nemours, Inc., John Mortgage, Don Valentine, Sequoia Capital, Alcatel Mobile, Lucent Technologies, Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Inc., Rick Justice, Pankage Patel, Larry Carter, CNBC, Jim Cramer, George Kurtz, CrowdStrike, Randy Pond, Rebecca Jacoby, Mel SelcherLinks:Connect with JohnXLinkedInConnect with JoubinXLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.comLearn more about Kleiner Perkins

Episode Description: In this episode, we sit down with legendary entrepreneur and scientist T.J. Rodgers, the founder of Cypress Semiconductor, investor in clean energy, and advocate of free-market principles. With a career spanning decades in Silicon Valley, Rodgers has been at the forefront of technological innovation, business strategy, and corporate governance. We dive into his experiences building and leading companies, his views on boardroom dynamics, and his insights into the future of entrepreneurship, manufacturing, and clean technology. Guest Bio: T.J. Rodgers is a pioneering scientist, entrepreneur, and investor known for founding Cypress Semiconductor and making transformative investments in SunPower and Enphase Energy. With degrees from Dartmouth and Stanford, Rodgers has played a key role in shaping the semiconductor and renewable energy industries. He has also been active in corporate governance, leading successful proxy fights and serving on multiple boards. Beyond tech, Rodgers is a passionate winemaker and a strong advocate for laissez-faire capitalism. Topics Discussed: How running a business today differs from 30 years ago The key questions every CEO should be able to answer Strategies for retaining top talent in a competitive job market Building a culture that fosters execution and results Insights from working with industry legends like John Doerr and Sequoia Ventures The evolving role and expectations of board members Critical mistakes to avoid in corporate leadership Lessons from turning around Enphase Energy Managing company debt: when to expand, clean up, or maintain it Balancing innovation and regulation in Silicon Valley The current state and future of the solar industry Lessons learned from a lifetime of leadership and entrepreneurship   Links & Resources: More about T.J. Rodgers Enphase Energy Clos de la Tech Winery

Concevoir des plans est devenu une part essentielle de mon travail, en particulier les plans de développement. C'est un exercice loin d'être simple – je dirais même que c'est un art. Il faut identifier ce qui est prioritaire, définir la manière dont on va s'y prendre et choisir les bons indicateurs pour mesurer si l'on atteint nos objectifs. Pour le balado, j'ai souvent tenté d'élaborer des plans pour mon propre développement. Bien humblement, je dois admettre que les choses ne se sont pas toujours déroulées comme prévu. Dans ma quête d'amélioration, j'ai voulu consacrer un épisode à la conception des plans. Après plusieurs recherches, mon choix s'est arrêté sur Measure What Matters de John Doerr. Sa méthode a largement contribué au succès de Google. Son livre s'avère pratique et inspirant sur le plan humain. Dans cet épisode, je partage mes plus grandes leçons sur la conception et l'utilisation des plans – celles qui m'ont marqué et qui, je l'espère, seront utiles à mes auditeurs. Ordre du jour 0m23: Introduction 10m30: Présentation du livre 14m34: Objectifs et indicateurs clés (OKR) 34m31: 4 supers pouvoirs à développer 42m32: Outils de mise en application 49m00: Réflexion personnelle Pour encore plus de détails, consulte la page web de l'épisode

In this month's episode of the Leader Breeder Podcast, host Aidan Jeffery explores the crucial distinction between "outputs" and "outcomes" and how understanding this difference can lead to more effective leadership across various domains such as business, career, ministry, and personal life.Drawing insights from books like "Measure What Matters" by John Doerr and "Who Does What By When," Aidan delves into the importance of shifting from an output-driven culture, which focuses merely on completing tasks, to an outcome-driven culture that emphasizes achieving specific, measurable results.He offers practical advice on how leaders can stimulate thought, streamline efforts, and align activities with strategic objectives to drive real value and positive change.Whether you're a pastor, business owner, or organizational leader, this episode will challenge you to rethink your approach to leadership by focusing on measurable, impactful outcomes instead of just staying busy with outputs.

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***August Solliv, a former climate VC, and author of the newsletter Impact Supporters joins the podcast to dive into the learnings from the first wave of cleantech startups and what it means for today's climate-tech companies.In our conversation, we explore:* The reasons behind the rise and fall of Cleantech 1.0* The lessons learned for Climate Tech today.* The future of Climate Tech investments* ...and more! ⁠​***TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Defining Cleantech 1.0 06:24 Case Study: Solyndra's Failure 20:21 Success Stories from Cleantech 1.0 27:38 The Emergence of Climate Tech 29:30 Differences Between Clean Tech and Climate Tech 38:26 The Future of Climate Tech Investments 41:12 Is Climate Tech Dead? 45:47 Rapid Fire Questions 50:31 Closing Thoughts and Recommendations***STUDIES* MIT Study on Cleantech 1.0 (2011)* John Doerr's Cleantech Reflections* "Impact" by Sir Ronald CohenSTARTUPS AND FUNDS* Solyndra* Tesla* Northvolt* Kleiner PerkinsCONCEPTS* Evergreen Funds* Cleantech 1.0 (2006–2011)* Climate Tech 2.0 (Post-2010s)* Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs)***GUEST▶️ August Solliv - https://www.linkedin.com/in/augustsolliv/***If you're new here, I'm Hugo Rauch, the founder of VCo2 media and an aspiring climate tech VC who shares insights, interviews, and research about venture capital and climate tech. I aim to help you become a better climate-tech entrepreneur and smarter impact investor. ***CONNECT WITH ME ▶️ Newsletter - https://climateventuresvco2.substack.com

From Intel's engineering labs to Silicon Valley's unicorns, OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) have transformed how tech companies translate vision into measurable outcomes. But what separates successful OKR implementations from failed experiments? And how can technology leaders avoid the common pitfalls that derail even well-intentioned rollouts? In this episode, we dive deep with leaders who've shaped OKR practices at some of tech's most influential companies. Our guests Josh Seiden, Holly Bielawa, and Deepika Yerragunta share battle-tested insights from their experiences at Intel, Amazon, Google, and beyond. The episode compiles the best segments around getting started on your OKR journey, de-risking and iterating your rollout, and our guests' tips on self-checking the health of your OKR implementation.  Whether you're launching your first OKR initiative or iterating on an existing framework, you'll learn practical strategies for cascading objectives across teams while maintaining strategic alignment. Our conversation includes war stories from the field, as well as intuitive insights on what actually works: fostering genuine collaboration, maintaining human centricity, and achieving the elusive balance between ambition and accountability.  Watch full episodes with Josh, Holly and Deepika here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL31JETR9AR0FGx2A9HQbq2e1Xywkqb6BQ     Inside the episode... Why OKRs are a powerful alternative to traditional goal-setting frameworks. How OKRs promote collaboration and alignment across all levels of an organization. Best practices for implementing OKRs: starting small, iterating, and setting clear priorities. Tips for integrating OKRs into your product teams using human-centered design principles. Differentiating between business OKRs and product OKRs to avoid organizational misalignment. How to set and measure strategic objectives with actionable, customer-centric key results. Lessons learned from failed and successful OKR implementations, including war stories from the field. The role of product operations in making data accessible for measuring OKR progress. Why tying OKRs to compensation or promotions can derail the intent of the framework.     Mentioned in this episode Measure What Matters by John Doerr Outcomes Over Outputs by Josh Seiden Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres Who Does What by When by by Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seiden User Story Mapping by Jeff Patton     Convergence Episodes featured  Building Customer-Centric Teams: Josh Seiden on OKRs and Agile Agile and Beyond Conference 2024: The Latest in A.I. Innovations and Product Development Strategies (features the interview with Holly Bielawa) Driving Cultural Change: PepsiCo's Deepika Yerragunta on Customer Obsession and Product Mindset Unlock the full potential of your product team with Integral's player coaches, experts in lean, human-centered design. Visit integral.io/convergence for a free Product Success Lab workshop to gain clarity and confidence in tackling any product design or engineering challenge. Subscribe to the Convergence podcast wherever you get podcasts including video episodes to get updated on the other crucial conversations that we'll post on YouTube at youtube.com/@convergencefmpodcast Learn something? Give us a 5 star review and like the podcast on YouTube. It's how we grow.   Follow the Pod Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/convergence-podcast/ X: https://twitter.com/podconvergence Instagram: @podconvergence  

Yayyyyy, it's a brand new year! New energy, new goals, and maybe even a chance to reflect and arm ourselves with all the tools we need to crush it in our businesses this year!  Now, I'm not sure where you are at this time—maybe the new year energy is still just settling in, and you're finding your balance. Or, maybe you're already hitting the ground running with a new team member, new goals, new numbers, and all the exciting new things! Today, I want to take a moment to share two incredible tools that have helped me and my team at Rethink Home Interiors create purposeful, successful years—year after year. These tools aren't just free, they are practical approaches that align your focus and intentions to create meaningful improvements in your business operations. Especially where you need it most. Rightly channeling your energy and vision for your home staging business is a good place to start this year! Listen in to find out how.   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE: How to use the Groundhog Day reflection framework for quarterly business reviews Tips for creating actionable adjustments to improve your business The neuroscience behind choosing a word or mantra for the year Practical strategies for implementing both tools with your team   LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: Download the Groundhog Day Exercise sheet www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/groundhogday Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones” by James Clear https://amzn.to/4gN3bGw Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” by Greg McKeown https://amzn.to/4fMEEjv Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs” by John Doerr https://amzn.to/40tihKz The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results” by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan https://amzn.to/4aateF9 Yapp Random Reminders app https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yapp-random-reminders/id1437096658   RESOURCES: Download your Digital Swag Bag www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/swag Apply for Private Coaching: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/privatecoachingapp Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool If you want to learn how to market and grow your staging business, enrollment is open for Rethink You Accelerate. This is a year-long mentorship program, where I help you and other staging business owners plan, grow, flow, and thrive with the results that you've always wanted. The doors are open and I would love to see you in the classroom!   ENJOY THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that more Staging CEOs find it. Follow over on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Audible.

Can coaching teach us to love ourselves more? Can it help us come to terms with injustice and pain? Does it offer a route towards peace?Executive coach, consultant and facilitator Philip Crocker explores all of these questions in this episode of The Coach's Journey Podcast, and shares the wisdom and insights he uses in his work with senior leaders from some of the world's most innovative organisations.Philip tells host Alex Whitton what he learned from launching several successful businesses before training as a coach and coach supervisor – an experience he describes as “a brilliant illumination”. Weaving together threads from physics and human relationships, Philip describes ways to increase the flow of energy between people in coaching conversations, utilising conductivity in much the same way as electrical circuits do.Philip says his purpose is to help people who feel written off to live a whole life. He is an expert in strategic facilitation and his own podcast, Alongsider, brings people from all walks of life into alignment with each other, allowing them to find their place and also take it.In this episode, Philip and Alex also talk about:- How to grow a coaching client base full of the people you need to help you learn and develop.- Slowing down when finding your niche, and how to navigate towards it.- The theories and relationships that underpin successful business growth.- The power of coaching to help people fall in love with themselves more.- The particular quality of connection that creates influence between people in coaching conversations.Philip also illuminates the shift we all have to make when we move from the separateness of our education system into the complexity of the world, and how coaching offers a space of integrity that can help us grapple with and utilise that complexity.Things and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):Clare Pedrick https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairepedrick/?originalSubdomain=uk; https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-55-claire-pedrick-and-lucia-baldelli-the-human-behind-the-coach Clare's books Simplifying Coaching and The Human Behind The Coach https://www.3dcoaching.com/shop/book-bundle-human-behind-the-coach-simplifying-coaching-signed-copies/ Robin Yourston https://www.linkedin.com/in/gandrprobin/?originalSubdomain=uk Dr. David Rock, Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2602650-quiet-leadershipDr. David Rock's SCARF model https://modelthinkers.com/mental-model/scarf-modelDr Sally Vanson and the Performance Solution https://theperformancesolution.com/the-coaches/dr-sally-vanson/ NLP https://anlp.org/knowledge-base/definition-of-nlp Carl Jung typology test https://jung.test.typologycentral.com/ ILM Level 7 Leadership and Management https://www.i-l-m.com/learning-and-development/management/management-and-leadership-generic/8617-level-7-leadership-and-management Human Conductivity https://www.humanconductivity.com/ Debra Green https://roc.uk.com/about/team/debra-green-obe/ Measure What Matters by John Doerr https://www.whatmatters.com/the-book Jung's personality types https://www.thesap.org.uk/articles-on-jungian-psychology-2/about-analysis-and-therapy/typology/DISC theory, which employ Jung's personality types https://discboulevard.com/en/theory-behind-disc/

In this episode, our host Jim Ward sits down with Jeff Gothelf, author and expert on product development and organizational agility. They discuss the power of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) as a framework for driving customer-centric growth.Key Takeaways:The importance of being truly customer-centric vs. just paying lip service to itHow OKRs can help organizations shift their focus to measuring and optimizing customer behaviorsTips for overcoming resistance to implementing OKRs, including starting with a pilot and proving the modelInsights on the cadence and communication needed for effective OKR managementConsiderations around using OKRs in the face of an urgent, existential crisisThe role of AI and automation in the future of OKRs and customer-focused goal settingGuest Bio:Jeff Gothelf is an author, speaker, and coach who helps organizations build better products and develop the cultures needed to support them. He is the co-author of the book "Who Does What: A Practical Guide to Customer-Centric OKRs."Resources Mentioned:Jeff Gothelf's website: jeffgothelf.com"Who Does What" book here!"Measure What Matters" by John Doerr

In this episode, David Cowen chats with Kevin Cohn, Chief Customer Officer at Brightflag, about how next-gen technology and AI are reshaping legal operations, the war for talent, and the evolving role of legal professionals. If you're navigating the future of law, this conversation is your roadmap. What's Inside? Brightflag's Impact: Learn how Brightflag uses AI to transform legal billing and matter management for clients like Spotify and SAP, enabling legal teams to shift from admin to strategy. Tech & Talent Arms Race: Why GCs are hiring legal ops pros first and how AI is disrupting lower-level work while increasing demand for top talent. OKRs in Action: Kevin shares insights from Measure What Matters by John Doerr and how OKRs drive long-term innovation at Brightflag. Future-Proofing Your Career: Why training with AI tools like ChatGPT is critical to stay competitive in 2025 and beyond. Key Mentions - Books: Measure What Matters by John Doerr Influencers: Tomasz Tunguz, Dave Kellogg, Daniel Young (Shark Ninja), Eva Bogucki (Cargill). Podcasts: Brightflag's legal ops podcast hosted by Alex Kelly. Takeaways - Train with AI: Spend an hour a day with tools like ChatGPT or Gemini to stay ahead. Build Your Network: Surround yourself with thinkers and tech leaders to sharpen your career edge. Think Long-Term: Apply OKRs to stretch your goals and align them with future trends. Quotes - "If you're not training with AI, you're falling behind." – Kevin Cohn "Your career is a jungle gym, not a ladder—never eat alone and think out loud with others." – David Cowen

Guest: Jeff Wilke, former CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer and chairman of Re:Build ManufacturingJeff Wilke worked more than 20 years at Amazon, overseeing the million-person team that speedily gets packages from warehouses to doorsteps. In hindsight, he observes that Amazon Prime's exponential growth was actually an incremental daily process.“I used to say things like, ‘If God was running this plant, whoever is your God ... they can't violate physical laws. How well would they do?' And then we know where we are,” Jeff says.“If we're perfect in it, compounding over all this time, we're going to get there. But when you're in the middle of it, it can feel almost impossible.” Chapters:(01:37) - Grit and longevity (02:24) - Flow state (07:29) - Refining mental models (12:29) - The ivory tower and the shop floor (16:49) - Gnarly holidays (20:41) - Identifying grit (24:28) - Reflecting and learning (27:36) - Christmas 2000 (31:06) - The duplicate bug (34:01) - Incremental progress (38:36) - Prime Video (43:05) - Organizing the day (46:42) - Amazon's leaders (49:55) - The Whole Foods acquisition (53:33) - Amazon Fashion (59:54) - The great Kindle battle (01:02:40) - How to work with Jeff Bezos (01:05:11) - Leaving Amazon (01:09:48) - Re:Build Manufacturing (01:14:35) - What “grit” means to Jeff Mentioned in this episode: Peloton, Andy Jassy, Daniel Kahneman, Zoom, Allied Signal, Toyota and the Gemba Walk, MacKenzie Scott, Bob Thomas and Crucibles of Leadership, David Risher, Toys “R” Us, Amazon Prime, Jeff Blackburn, Louis Pasteur, Netflix, Bill Carr, Steve Kessel, Larry Bossidy, Rick Dalzell, West Point, John Mackey, Liesl Wilke, Tony Hsieh, the Met Gala, Anna Wintour, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tim Tebow, the New York Jets, Shopbob, Gucci, Zara, Cathy Beaudoin, Walmart, Dave Clark, John Doerr, Bill Baumol, and Bing Gordon.Links:Connect with JeffTwitterConnect with JoubinTwitterLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner PerkinsThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

Guests: Varun Mohan, CEO & Co-Founder of Codeium; and Leigh Marie Braswell, partner at Kleiner Perkins“A lot of people are really bad at knowing what good is,” says Codeium CEO Varun Mohan. Specifically, he's thinking of startups that hire based on a “logo” — a well-known company on the résumé — rather than exceptional talent. Codeium is based in Mountain View, CA, and Varun believes that it's incumbent on any new startup to hire in the San Francisco Bay Area, because of how exceptional talent is concentrated there. “When you hire someone that's 10x better,” he says, “you can't replace them with 10 1x people. Because the the 10x person is going to be thinking of ideas that none of these 1x people are ever going to think of.”Chapters:(01:05) - Ludicrous growth (03:54) - Seizing opportunity (07:29) - Product-market fit (13:05) - Scale AI & MIT (17:42) - Coding efficiency (22:58) - Larger companies (25:20) - Varun and Leigh Marie's working relationship (29:51) - Pivoting to Codeium (34:00) - Giving away the product (37:01) - The code-gen landscape (42:20) - Annual reinvention (45:00) - Picking a problem (47:07) - Bipul Sinha's help (50:43) - Ambition (53:13) - Building in Silicon Valley (55:11) - Spotting talent (59:11) - Who Codeium is hiring (59:43) - What “grit” means to Varun Mentioned in this episode: Graham Moreno, Wiz, ChatGPT, Google, Nuro, Goldman Sachs, Waymo, the DARPA Challenge, Alex Wang, Douglas Chen, Safeway, Equinox, Carlos Delatorre and MongoDB, The Qualified Sales Leader by John McMahon, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft, Exafunction, Mamoon Hamid, Figma, JPMorgan Chase, Starlink, SpaceX, Rubrik, Michael Dell, Stripe, and John Doerr.Links:Connect with VarunLinkedInTwitterConnect with Leigh MarieLinkedInTwitterConnect with JoubinTwitterLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner PerkinsThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

A Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, Eli Harris is the Co-Founder and Partner at One Dream Ventures, a venture studio developing cutting-edge enterprise SaaS and AI startups for the global energy transition in real estate and construction sectors. Previously, he co-founded R-Zero, backed by investors like Mayo Clinic and John Doerr, to revolutionize disinfection with hospital-grade, UV-C technology, and served as CEO of EcoFlow, a portable power leader supported by Sequoia China and Hillhouse Capital. With a background in tech roles at DJI and FLIR Systems and fluency in Mandarin, Eli brings a global, innovative approach to real estate, energy, and technology solutions.(01:38) -  Eli's Journey: From Foreign Service to DJI(03:10) - Founding EcoFlow: A Battery Innovation(05:12) - Launching R0: Healthy Buildings Infrastructure(06:29) - NewCo: AI for Construction Projects(9:10) - Feature - Blueprint: The Future of Real Estate 2025(09:59) - Pre-seed Strategy & Validation(12:07) - Advice for Founders & Investors in the energy transition(14:31) - Collaboration Superpower: Rick Rubin (Wiki - co-founder of Def Jam).

Guest: Jason Kilar, former CEO & co-founder of Hulu and former CEO of WarnerMediaWhen Jason Kilar was a child, he was obsessed with Walt Disney — not just as a filmmaker or the creator of Disneyland, but as an entrepreneur. He started his career at the Walt Disney Company (where else?) but then got his first opportunity to help build something new when a young startup entrepreneur from Seattle visited his business school classroom. Most of Jason's classmates predicted the failure of this startup, Amazon.com, which elicited “this awesome laugh, the Jeff Bezos trademark laugh.” How a leader reacts to criticism or doubts, Jason learned, says a lot about their conviction and intelligence.Chapters:(01:08) - Bing Gordon and John Doerr (04:11) - Warner Bros. (06:12) - Walt Disney (11:10) - Working at Disney (14:32) - What makes it special (18:31) - Meeting your heroes (20:06) - “Walt's folly,” Disneyland (22:45) - Harvard and Amazon (25:09) - Meeting Jeff Bezos (29:10) - “Help people understand Amazon exists” (33:25) - Amazon's culture (38:07) - What Warner Bros. makes (40:55) - Obscurity and relevance (45:53) - Feeling the lows (50:09) - Launching Hulu (53:36) - NewCo or ClownCo? (59:13) - Over-communication (01:03:14) - The future of TV memo (01:06:46) - Innovator's dilemma (01:08:57) - No labels (01:14:04) - Unfinished business (01:16:22) - Staying present (01:20:26) - The theatrical window (01:26:19) - What's next? Mentioned in this episode: Amazon, The Matrix, Star Wars: A New Hope, Disney World, Diane Disney Miller, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Michael Eisner, Universal Studios and Harry Potter, Disney University, Jeffrey Rayport, Barnes & Noble, Joel Spiegel, David Risher, Joy Covey, Garry Trudeau and Doonesbury, Andy Jassy, Brian Birtwistle, Jim Kingsbury, Vessel and Verizon, HBO, Friends, Hogwarts Legacy, Sony, Netflix, NBCUniversal, Paramount, AT&T, Discovery, Richard Tom, Kara Swisher, Fox, YouTube and Google, Saturday Night Live, Peter Chernin, Jeff Zucker, Bob Iger, Andy Rachleff and Benchmark, CBS, Miracle on 34th Street, Marissa Mayer and Yahoo, Rony Abovitz and Magic Leap, House of the Dragon and Industry, Dune, Christopher Nolan, and the TSA.Links:Connect with JasonTwitterLinkedInConnect with JoubinTwitterLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner PerkinsThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

La evolución del comercio digital trae innovaciones en los modelos de negocio y de logística que están redefiniendo la experiencia del cliente. Hoy conversamos con un experto para entender: ¿Qué oportunidades se vienen en 2025? ¿Qué son el Social commerce, C-Commerce, Quick-Commerce, Live-Commerce y Full-Commerce?  En el episodio 104 de CONVERSACIONES [CON IMPACTO], el podcast de IMPACT/LATAM, conversamos con Miguel Angel Vergara sobre E-Commerce en todas sus variantes y nuevas tendencias. Además nos comenta sobre la propuesta Full-commerce de Instance Latam y su experiencia al internacionalizar la empresa.   Miguel Angel es cofounder & CEO de Instance, la principal aceleradora de comercio electrónico de habla hispana en América Latina. También participa como mentor y colaborador en Start-Up Chile, UDD Ventures, CTO Fellowship de AWS, Google For Startups y Brixton Ventures.  Más info sobre el invitado: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecommerceaccelerator/ 

Guest: Mark Pincus, founder & chairman of Zynga, and managing member & co-founder of Reinvent CapitalBefore Zynga and Facebook made social gaming mainstream, the video game industry was “extreme on this being about art and crafting,” recalls Zynga founder Mark Pincus. He believes his winning instinct was the realization that games were “at least 50 percent science” — but it's not enough to just have the instinct. Mark says entrepreneurs like him have to quickly take multiple shots on the goal and “look for feedback loops that tell you your instinct is right ... you need to get to a minimum viable idea state and you need to find true signal around that idea state, that it's right or wrong, and move on.”Chapters:(01:40) - Rubbing sticks together (07:01) - Virtual businesses (12:10) - Pre-Zynga companies (13:51) - Setting the real intention (17:44) - Internet treasures (23:21) - Disrupting gaming (30:14) - The chip on Mark's shoulder (33:19) - The end of Tribe (37:24) - Zynga Poker (42:59) - Explosive growth (46:57) - Making the virtual real (52:02) - The downturn (58:12) - Stepping aside (sort of) (01:01:50) - Back into the fire (01:08:45) - In the abyss (01:11:46) - What “grit” means to Mark Mentioned in this episode: Dot Earth, Elon Musk and the Boring Company, Uber Eats and Dara Khosrowshahi, ChatGPT, Roblox, Madhappy, Reid Hoffman, Craigslist, Google, Napster and Sean Parker, the California Culinary Academy, Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, Yahoo, John Doerr, Words with Friends, LinkedIn, Tribe.net, Supercell and Ilkka Paananen, FarmVille and Hay Day, Parker Conrad and Rippling, Bing Gordon, Fred Wilson, Brad Feld, the Game Developer's Conference, CNET, Matt Cohler, Don Mattrick, Microsoft and the Xbox, Joe Biden, Jason Citron and Discord, Steve Jobs, Super Labs, Marcus Segal, Frank Gibeau, The Courage to Be Disliked, and Stewart Butterfield.Links:Connect with MarkTwitterLinkedInConnect with JoubinTwitterLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner PerkinsThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

I pull from the book "Measure What Matters by John Doerr. We talk about the idea of OKR's- Objectives and Key Results.

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Ori Eisen, CEO & Founder of Trusona, an account takeover prevention platform that has raised $38 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Persistence Pays Off: Ori's relentless pursuit of Frank Abagnale for mentorship and his insistence on John Doerr's presence at a crucial pitch meeting exemplify his "never take no for an answer" attitude. Creative Marketing Strategies: Ori emphasizes the importance of standing out in the crowded cybersecurity market by using unconventional and memorable marketing tactics. First-Party Data Focus: Trusona's strength lies in using first-party data to verify user identities, which Ori believes is crucial in the age of AI-driven fraud. Real Vacation Culture: Ori advocates for founders to take real vacations to recharge and avoid burnout, providing a detailed process for effectively disconnecting from work. Security Through Innovation: Ori's development of computer fingerprinting and other technologies showcases his innovative approach to solving complex security problems. Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Ori often goes against traditional Silicon Valley advice, focusing instead on what he believes will truly benefit his company and its mission.   //   Sponsors: Front Lines — We help B2B tech companies launch, manage, and grow podcasts that drive demand, awareness, and thought leadership. www.FrontLines.io The Global Talent Co. — We help tech startups find, vet, hire, pay, and retain amazing marketing talent that costs 50-70% less than the US & Europe.  www.GlobalTalent.co

On today's episode of Equity, Rebecca Bellan did a deep dive into the CrowdStrike outage that affected around 8.5 million Windows devices around the world, causing disruptions in air travel, banking, hospitals, media outlets, federal agencies and businesses of all kinds. The outage began when CrowdStrike, a cloud security giant, sent out a defective software update. While CrowdStrike quickly identified the issue and deployed a fix, the fallout continued over the weekend and will probably continue into this week, particularly for the travel sector. United, American and Delta airlines all collectively saw thousands of flights canceled and delayed, which will have ripple effects into the week. Rebecca went into how this outage – despite not being a cyberattack – has provided the world with a stark example of just how vulnerable our critical infrastructure systems are, a big problem if our adversaries decide to get any bright ideas. She also discussed the reputational damage CrowdStrike experienced, the startups that have smelled blood in the water and are poised to strike, and the potential need to regulate monopolies that offer essential services. Moving on, Rebecca took a look at what U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's stance on technology has been, now that President Joe Biden has stepped out of the race for the presidency and officially endorsed his right hand. Harris appears to favor oversight for big tech companies to protect consumer privacy, as well as AI regulation to stop companies from prioritizing profits over people and society. While some big names in the VC and tech world have backed former President Donald Trump due to his laissez-faire approach to regulating AI and crypto (something we talked about on last week's Friday episode!), others in the industry have shown support for Harris. VCs like John Doerr and Ron Conway were among her early supporters, and as a presidential candidate, Harris was quickly endorsed by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. Rebecca also looked at a Reuters report detailing Nvidia's plans to build a version of its new flagship AI chips for the Chinese market that are compatible with current U.S. export controls. The U.S. tightened controls of exports of semiconductors to China in 2023, a move designed to limit the Chinese military's breakthroughs in supercomputing, but it appears Nvidia isn't so keen to let that market go. Finally, Rebecca took a look at a deep dive from TechCrunch's Paul Sawers on Yandex, once referred to as the “Google of Russia” and its comeback from Nasdaq limbo. Yandex's publicly traded Dutch entity has severed all ties with Russia, selling off the entirety of its Russian assets in a fire sale earlier this year. The “new” company has adopted the name of one of its few remaining assets, a Finnish data center and AI cloud platform called Nebuis AI. The company is now operating as something of a corporation-startup hybrid. Its goal? To be a European AI compute leader. Equity will be back on Wednesday to interview Maven Ventures's Sara Deshpande about why the VC is bullish on consumer funding and how venture is looking at AI companies, so tune back in then! Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes over at Simplecast. Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

Dave is revisiting some of his favorite episodes and interviews for his ‘Best of Dave Chang Show' series. In this episode, Dave and Chris sit down with 'Speed & Scale' authors and venture-capital veterans John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram to discuss what their new book has to tell the food world about climate change and what we can still do to solve it. Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying Guests: John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram Associate Producers: Sasha Ashall and Victoria Valencia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Text The Podgress ReportIn this #HowTo edition of The Podgress Report, host Jen Phillips is sharing her June Progress Report to show how monthly reviews can help accelerate personal change, career reinvention, recovery from burnout, and “on purpose” professional growth. Jen's a former Marketing Operations executive who's been using the proven power of monthly business reviews throughout her career. This practice is inspired by the methods used by Amazon, Google, Salesforce and many, many other companies to streamline vision and get everyone working on the “rightest” work.Jen adapted the process to support her burnout recovery and career reset. It's been a powerful part of her recovery process, and she's sharing it to help your recovery. Download the Monthly Progress Review Guide HERE. Managers, founders, & aspiring managers…this is a process you can adopt to support your teams. When employees understand team (company) goals, and their role in meeting those goals, employee engagement (and satisfaction) increases. Gallup estimates low employee engagement costs the global economy $8.9 trillion U.S. dollars, or 9% of global GDP. Episode ResourcesGet the Monthly Progress Report GUIDE to help create your personal monthly review. Ask Jen Anything! We're looking for your workplace wellness and burnout recovery questions to be featured on upcoming episodes. Recommended reads: Measure What Matters, John Doerr's book on OKRsHBR: Don't Underestimate the Power of a WalkHarvard Health: Go AlfreFeedback is a GIFT (share yours HERE) and Stay in Touch with The Podgress Report on IG & X The Very Important Bottom LineThe Podgress Report does not provide medical or mental health advice. The information including but not limited to: recorded and live episodes, text, graphics, images, and any other material contained on the the podcast are for your informational purposes only. Nothing on The Podgress Report is intended to substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified provider. Never disregard professional medical or mental wellness advice or delay in seeking it because of something you've heard or content you've read or reviewed on this podcast. And please, if you're under duress or considering suicide, reach out right this very minute to the Suicide and Crisis lifeline by dialing 988 in the United States. Outside of the U.S., please reach out to helplines available to you in your country note: this link isn't owned by The Podgress Report and should not be considered exhaustive or wholly accurate.

In this week's episode, Harrison and I do a complete mid-year reset, with a focus on goal setting & manifesting our next 6 months. I have a TON of major life changes happening right now - soon-to-be mom, new business, new relationship, moving cities (

Guest: Marissa Mayer, CEO and Founder of Sunshine and former CEO of YahooWhen Marissa Mayer was first hired as the CEO of Yahoo, the company had lost nearly a quarter of its workforce in the preceding six months. Early on, she was chatting with employees in the cafeteria and one of them got her attention by smacking her tray. “Is it go time?” he asked. He was asking if the board and C-suite were ready to lead the company forward, but Marissa thought he had one foot out the door. “I had just come out of this meeting where they were like, ‘Everyone's leaving!'” she recalled. “And I was like, ‘Oh no, please don't go, I've only been here for four days!'”In this episode, Marissa and Joubin discuss the number 12, contacts and photo sharing, fear of AI, soccer moms, maternity as a “disability,” mothers' rooms, Jim Citrin, Project Cardinal, HTML5 vs. native apps, Ross Levinsohn, Lori Puccinelli Stern, Joe Montana, David Karp, Mark Zuckerberg, Taylor Swift, hiring at Google, Amit Patel, Hamilton, John Doerr, and the Google APM program.Chapters:(00:52) - Reading your own press (04:55) - Marissa's lucky number (07:19) - Her latest startup, Sunshine (15:03) - Burnout, resentment, and rhythm (21:46) - The opportunity to become CEO of Yahoo (27:00) - Inverting maternity leave (31:14) - The big interview (36:44) - An epic dinner party (42:51) - The voicemail (47:18) - Farzad “Zod” Nazem and David Philo (50:25) - Last day at Google (53:52) - “Is it go time?” (59:03) - Buying Tumblr (01:04:46) - Alibaba and Verizon (01:06:24) - Larry and Sergey bucks (01:11:05) - Eric Schmidt's advice (01:12:59) - In the room at Google (01:18:36) - Teaching and identifying talent (01:24:32) - Who Sunshine is hiring Links:Connect with MarissaTwitterLinkedInConnect with JoubinTwitterLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner PerkinsThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

- employment announcement (Snowflake).- Tactics for successful initiation at new job situations.- Examination of "genius syndrome."- Weighing the benefits and drawbacks of book summary consumption.   - Resources: 'First 90 Days', 'Programming Massively Parallel Processors.'- Analyzing the shift towards low-level optimization in computer science due to hardware limitations.- Reading habits strategies and the role of books.   - Mention of 'Measure What Matters' by John Doerr.- Overview of consumer reading trends and publishing industry adaptations.- Mechanisms of selecting and adjusting to keyboards: GloVe 18, Kinesis Advantage 2 keyboards.   - ZMK firmware usage for customization.- 'Indieka' game overview set in 1890s Siberia and analysis of "Hellblade" and "Firewatch" games.- Exploration of neural networks' potential and limitations in gaming contexts.- Discussion about Antropic's recent white paper on neural network advancements.- Q&A session covering AI models.- Preview of AI topics for subsequent episode discussions.Discussions and involvement opportunities on our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/T38WpgkHGQ).

Scott Sandell, Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer at NEA is truly one of the great venture capitalists of our generation. With nearly three decades at NEA he leads the field with a track record of dozens of successful investments including unicorns like Salesforce, Plaid, Workday, Robinhood, Cloudflare and Tableau. How has he done it? Scott shares his investment philosophy influenced by other greats like Dick Kramlich and John Doerr: understand an individual's life story, decision-making process, and future goals as key in making successful investment choices. Chapters: 00:02:17 What Are The Characteristics Of Unicorn Founders? 00:10:16 "I Look For Passion-Driven Missionaries"00:16:05 Building Tableau's Success: Lessons in Slow, Purposeful Growth00:27:13 Make Your Investors Your Partners. Navigating Board Relationships00:40:55 The Era of Decreasing LP Commitments00:52:39 Tyler and Sterlings RecapConnect with Scott and NEATwitter: https://twitter.com/scottdsandellYT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTU3mQDqk3QyB4WeDQwZ1YQConnect with IO Pod Twitter: https://twitter.com/IO__podcastTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@io_podcastYT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCayuY0VO95kQTUXJvh9T0oQWebsite: https://www.investoroperator.io/This episode of the IO Podcast is brought to you by Pelion Venture Partnershttps://pelionvp.com/

Guest: Taylor Francis, co-founder of WatershedOne day when he was 13, Taylor Francis walked out of the movie theater, and he was pissed off. He had just seen Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth and internalized a “generational call to arms, that my parents had screwed our generation” by causing the climate crisis, he says. 14 years later, he was working at Stripe and felt another call to arms: The 2020s would be a crucial decade for slashing carbon emissions and combating global warming. So, he and his co-founders Avi Itskovich and Christian Anderson all left Stripe to start Watershed, which helps companies measure and reduce their emissions.In this episode, Taylor and Joubin discuss Patrick Collison, Dan Miller-Smith, hiring challenges, Jonathan Neman, “golden age syndrome,” John Doerr and Mike Moritz, the Climate Reality Project, steady partnerships, DRI cultures, shared context, social distancing, information sprawl, and the founders' “woe is me” narrative.Chapters:(01:02) - Magnetic missions (06:40) - How enterprise sustainability works (08:40) - Watershed's first client, Sweetgreen (11:04) - Reflecting on the early days (16:36) - Al Gore and An Inconvenient Truth (18:53) - Mobilizing teenagers (22:16) - The origins of Watershed (27:04) - Leaving Stripe and raising money (31:41) - Interchangeable co-founders (33:33) - The ground truth (35:52) - The Dunbar Number (38:49) - Watershed's operating principles (42:23) - Intensity, priorities, and sacrifice (48:04) - Moving faster (50:53) - Sustainability is a part of business (52:48) - The topology of emissions (58:35) - Who Watershed is hiring Links:Connect with TaylorTwitterLinkedInConnect with JoubinTwitterLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner PerkinsThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

This week on Everybody in the Pool, we're taking a step back to take a look at the data and see how we're tracking toward making it to net zero by 2050. Ryan Pancharadsam is a partner at Kleiner Perkins and together with legendary clean tech investor John Doerr, he wrote a book called Speed & Scale, breaking down the climate crisis into a series of categories with accomplishable objectives attached to them. We'll talk about the team's newly updated tracker, looking at progress toward our survival, and the places where we need to move a lot farther and a lot faster to make it to net zero.Speed & Scale Tracker: https://speedandscale.com/trackerAll episodes: https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/Subscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/Become a member and get an ad-free version of the podcast: https://plus.acast.com/s/everybody-in-the-pool Please subscribe and tell your friends about EITP! Send feedback or become a sponsor at in@everybodyinthepool.com! To support the show and get an ad-free listening experience, please jump in and become a member of Everybody in the Pool! https://plus.acast.com/s/everybody-in-the-pool. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Woodard's vision is to "transform small businesses through small business advisors." And in the service of that vision he and his team educate, coach, provide resources and build communities for small business advisors, with the overarching goal of empowering them to play a powerful, high-impact advisory role with their clients. In this episode Joe shares strategies for Infusing feelings and solutions into your pricing models that drive people's buying decisions.   Why you have to check out today's podcast: Find out effective strategies for your sales approach Discover effective hiring strategies to find the perfect team and talent that align with your needs Understand two foundational pillars of value to be effective in selling your product or service   "Infuse everything we've talked about [sales approach] with feelings and solutions into something the client can consume, easily understand, comprehend, and buy easily." - Joe Woodard   Topics Covered: 02:51 - From a Quickbooks advisor to hiring and teaching coaches how to coach businesses 05:40 - How this great quote from John Maxwell became a huge inspiration for his upcoming conference 07:28 - Understanding the two foundational pillars of value 09:31 - Methodologies used to maximize product's value proposition 12:06 - Gaining a competitive by catering to both emotional and solution-oriented needs 13:48 - Incorporating emotional intelligence into your sales approach 18:44 - How mimicking good behaviors is effective in selling 19:33 - Understanding the DISC method for hiring people 24:26 - Delegating outcomes, holding individuals accountable using methodologies like OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) 25:58 - Infusing pricing strategies with a combination of emotional resonance 28:47 - Interplay between emotions and problem-solving in both B2B and B2C contexts 30:06 - Joe's best pricing advice 31:51 - What this conference, 'Boldly Go!' is about   Key Takeaways: "If you're waiting for all risk to go away, you're waiting for all fear to go away, you'll never act. And if you're waiting for perfection, you'll never act. So don't wait on those things. Enter the danger, proceed afraid, fail forward, and then read a lot. That's how I did it." - Joe Woodard "People will only exchange their hard earned dollars for one of two things, how you make me feel, or how you solve my problem." - Joe Woodard "It's not about price, it's about nature." - Joe Woodard   People/Resources Mentioned: John Maxwell: https://www.maxwellleadership.com Michio Kaku: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michio_Kaku Neil deGrasse Tyson: https://neildegrassetyson.com Malcolm Gladwell: https://www.gladwellbooks.com/ Outliers: https://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/dp/0316017930 Positive Intelligence: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=positive+intelligence&language Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs by John Doerr :https://www.amazon.com/Measure-What-Matters-Google-Foundation/dp/0525536221 Axe: https://www.axe.com/us/en/home.html Red Bull: https://www.redbull.com/ph-en/   Connect with Joe Woodard: Website: https://www.woodard.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quickbooksadvisor/   Connect with Mark Stiving: Email: mark@impactpricing.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stiving/  

Measure what matters with John Doerr- well worth your time: https://youtu.be/L4N1q4RNi9I?si=Dosg0NSL1dxxmcRM Great episode of My First Million to: https://youtu.be/rcEXzUMd-rg *AI powered Show Notes Below* When I realised that my calendar was more of a chaotic collage than a roadmap to my aspirations, I knew it was time for a change. Enter the personal quarterly review—a game-changer that brought my daily hustle into sharp focus, aligning my actions with my deepest convictions. This episode is a candid exploration of that transformative experience. I open up about the meticulous time tracking and management techniques that shone a stark light on the disparity between my intended path and the one I was actually treading. I dissect the philosophy behind saying "no" with intent, and how a "default no" policy is the gatekeeper of my calendar, ensuring that only the commitments that spark a resounding "yes" claim my time. How to set and mercilessly pursue our goals amidst life's curveballs. (01:23 - 02:30) Personal Quarterly Review Time Management (05:44 - 06:46) Effective Time Management Through Prioritisation (09:17 - 11:20) Achieving Fitness for Long-Term Health (13:50 - 15:22) Time Management Framework for Prioritizing

Guest: Glen Tullman, CEO of TranscarentTranscarent CEO Glen Tullman has a saying: Hire low, fire high. When one of his friends was offered a job and said he wanted to consider another offer, Glen withdrew Transcarent's offer because he didn't want to be the highest bidder — in other words, hire low. But whenever he has to let someone go, he sees it as his responsibility to “help them go off and do something else that's great, and be successful.” Firing and replacing executives, he said, is “just part of growing ... it doesn't have to be ugly.”In this episode, Glen and Joubin discuss conservative values, John Doerr, Teledoc, failures of leadership, Steve Case, Bill Gates, changing expectations, Travis Kalanick, incentive bonuses, Bucknell University, massive layoffs, criticizing in public, anonymous charity, cycling events, Michael Jordan, Bill McDermott, Barack Obama, private jets, and hiring without titles.In this episode, we cover:(01:11) - How Glen splits his time (03:55) - Looking back and leaving Livongo (09:03) - Would he do it again differently? (13:42) - Energy at work (18:00) - Failure and starting over (21:16) - What Transcarent does (25:29) - Taking on the system and stress (30:33) - Turning Allscripts around (33:48) - “We educated you to make a difference” (38:06) - The birth of electronic prescriptions (42:52) - Hire low, fire high (47:47) - Radical honesty (53:04) - Charitable efforts (57:55) - Glen's competitive childhood (01:00:55) - His family and priorities (01:08:24) - Would Glen go into politics? (01:12:32) - “I hate to sleep” (01:15:06) - Peloton meetings (01:17:32) - Trading money for time (01:24:11) - Sharing credit (01:25:54) - Who Transcarent is hiring (01:28:05) - What “grit” means to Glen Links:Connect with GlenLinkedInConnect with JoubinTwitterLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner PerkinsThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

Guest: Filip Kaliszan, CEO and co-founder of VerkadaGreat founders try to grow personally at least as fast as their companies do — but sometimes, says Verkada CEO Filip Kaliszan, that's just not possible. By the time the company had about 200 employees, he says, “the scale of the business and the rate of the growth of the business ... outpaced my rate of learning, or my ability to consult the right people.” But over time, he has worked to fix past errors and earn everyone's trust: “I can be only as good as the rate at which I fix my mistakes,” Filip says.In this episode, Filip and Joubin discuss “the good old days,” first principle thinking, the business impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bay Area bubble, going public, Aaron Levie, going down rabbit holes, power dynamics, idea validation, Brian Long, Hans Robertson, DIY entrepreneurship, commercial kitchens, cash efficiency, VR headsets, zeitgeist-y platform shifts, Mark Zuckerberg, and John Doerr.In this episode, we cover:(00:50) - Verkada's office culture (04:37) - The loss of community (10:37) - Not going remote during COVID (16:37) - Palo Alto Networks (22:15) - Does Filip like being CEO? (26:02) - Time management and flow state (29:47) - The problem with huge meetings (31:59) - Fundraising for Verkada (34:02) - Building a “camera company” (37:29) - Zero to one (41:17) - The first 10 people (42:48) - Allocating capital wisely (46:19) - Hiring in-house (51:17) - Biggest screw-ups (54:00) - The feeling of failure (55:05) - Customer therapy (56:39) - Divide and conquer (01:00:47) - The Apple Vision Pro (01:05:05) - Mark Zuckerberg's response (01:09:25) - Who Verkada is hiring and what “grit” means to Filip Links:Connect with FilipLinkedInConnect with JoubinTwitterLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner PerkinsThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

Frank Quattrone is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Qatalyst and served as its CEO from the Firm's founding until January 2016. Over more than four decades, Frank and the teams he has led have advised on more than 600 mergers and acquisitions with an aggregate transaction value over $1 trillion and on more than 350 financings that raised over $65 billion for technology companies worldwide. Frank led the IPOs of Amazon.com, Cisco, Intuit, Netscape, among many others. He advised Apple on its $400 MM acquisition of NeXT (which led to Steve Jobs' return to Apple); Concur on its $8.3B sale to SAP; LinkedIn on its $28.1B sale to Microsoft; Qualtrics on its $8B sale to SAP and Twitch on its $1B sale to Amazon.com. In Today's Episode with Frank Quattrone: 1. Has Regulation Killed M&A: Why does Frank disagree that regulation has killed M&A? What is the real reason why M&A is so down at present? What would impact would a Trump administration have on the M&A environment? What are some of Frank's biggest lessons from 600 prior transactions over dour decades of what happens when an M&A market shuts down? 2. When Will the IPO Window Re-Open: Does Frank agree that the IPO window is currently closed for tech companies? How does this IPO window compare to the dot com bust and 2007? What is needed for the IPO window to re-open? What is the timeline that Frank puts on the IPO window opening again? 3. M&A: How Do Companies Get Bought: What is the process for a company to be bought? What are the single biggest mistakes the seller makes in the process? What do the best buyers and sellers do to get the best price? Does Frank agree with the notion that "companies are bought and not sold"? 4. IPOing Amazing, Selling Linkedin and Qualtrics: What is the story behind, Frank, Bill Gurley, Jeff Bezos and John Doerr pricing the Amazon IPO? How did Linkedin come to be bought by Microsoft? What did that process look like? How did Frank structure an event to ensure that Ryan @ Qualtrics and Bill McDermot @ SAP would meet and lead to the acquisiiton?

 In this week's episode of the Maximize Business Value Podcast, Tom delves into the transformative power of implementing a robust business operating system (BOS). Join Tom as he explores the myriad benefits of adopting proven frameworks like EOS, Rockefeller Habits, Business Made Simple, OKRs, Lean Manufacturing, and Open Book Management.Every business inherently operates on some form of operating system, whether consciously crafted or organically evolved. However, the key lies in adopting a structured BOS to drive performance, set goals, monitor progress, and achieve results effectively. These systems provide a framework for accountability, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.With an array of BOS options available, Tom suggests exploring renowned methodologies outlined in influential books by thought leaders like Gino Wickman, Verne Harnish, Donald Miller, John Doerr, James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones, and Jack Stack. While each system may have its unique elements, they all share a common goal of enhancing organizational efficiency and maximizing business value.CONNECT WITH TOMFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/masterypartnersLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-bronson/Website: https://www.masterypartners.com/Please be sure to like and follow for more great content to help YOU maximize YOUR business value!Tom Bronson is a serial entrepreneur and business owner. He is currently the founder and President of Mastery Partners, Mastery Mergers & Acquisitions, and the Business Transition Summit. All three companies empower business owners to maximize business value and serve business owners in different capacities to help them achieve their dream exit. As a business owner, Tom has been in your situation a hundred times and knows what it takes to craft the right strategy. Bronson is passionate about helping business owners and has the experience to do it. Tom has two books to help business owners on their journey to a dream exit: "Maximize Business Value Playbook," (2023), and "Maximize Business Value, Begin with the EXIT in Mind," (2020). Both are available on Amazon. ...

Welcome to the first episode of our Business Operating Systems series. Today, host Charlie Malouf, alongside guests Carl Hillesland and Stacey McCormick, delve into the world of business operating systems, primarily focusing on the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS). Designed for small to mid-sized companies, EOS is lauded for its simplicity and effectiveness in gaining traction by streamlining six fundamental components: vision, people, data, issue resolution, processes, and traction.  Carl, an EOS implementer, shares his journey from multi-unit leadership to embracing EOS to drive high performance in teams, citing his experience at Ashley Furniture to illustrate the necessity of systems for scalable success. The trio considers various operating systems like Rhythm Systems, Pinnacle, and introduces Mr. Mo, a business chassis employed within Broad River Retail. They underscore the need for clear organizational vision, guardrails, and continuous evolution in business to avoid stagnation.  References: EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System): https://www.eosworldwide.com   "Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business" by Gino Wickman: https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837   Scaling Up: https://scalingup.com   "Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It... and Why the Rest Don't (Rockefeller Habits 2.0 Revised Edition)" by Verne Harnish: https://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Up-Mastering-Rockefeller-Habits/dp/0986019593/   OKRs: https://www.whatmatters.com   "Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs" by John Doerr: https://www.amazon.com/Measure-What-Matters-Google-Foundation/dp/0525536221   EMyth: https://www.emyth.com   The Great Game of Business: https://www.greatgame.com   4DX (The 4 Disciplines of Execution): https://www.franklincovey.com/books/4dx-book/   Pinnacle Business Guides: https://pinnaclebusinessguides.com   Rhythm Systems: https://www.rhythmsystems.com   Metronomics: https://www.metronomics.com   Vision Driven Leader: https://visiondrivenleader.com   "The Vision Driven Leader: 10 Questions to Focus Your Efforts, Energize Your Team, and Scale Your Business" by Michael Hyatt: https://www.amazon.com/Vision-Driven-Leader-Questions-Energize-Business/dp/0801075270   "The High-Speed Company: Creating Urgency and Growth in a Nanosecond Culture" by Jason Jennings: https://www.amazon.com/High-Speed-Company-Creating-Urgency-Nanosecond/dp/1591847362   "Nick Saban and the Inner Workings of His Alabama Recruiting Machine" - article published February 3, 2015 by Lars Anderson: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2350958-nick-saban-and-the-inner-workings-of-his-alabama-recruiting-machine   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VRQNLtuOsQY  We hope you enjoy this episode and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week.  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.

In this MI Rewind Episode, Robert Leonard chats with Jason Harris about what it means to be an “influencer,” the four principles for being a master influencer, how personal character is more important than facts and arguments when it comes to persuasion, all the ways empathy plays into business, and much, much more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 19:41 - All the ways that empathy plays into business and persuasion. 23:18 - 11 habits of Jason that will help people become authentically persuasive. 37:53 - How Jason's version of persuasion, The Soulful Art of Persuasion, differs from Dr. Robert Cialdini's Psychology of Persuasion. 40:32 - What habit or principle Jason follows in his life that has had a big impact on his success and what the most influential book is in his life. 46:15 - What one action should listeners take after listening to this episode that can help improve their life, career, or business? And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Recommended Book: The Soulful Art of Persuasion by Jason Harris. Recommended Book: Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini. Recommended Book: Measure What Matters by John Doerr. Recommended Book: The New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott. Recommended Book: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. Recommended Book: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. Check out the books mentioned in the podcast here. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle's favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: NetSuite Fundrise TurboTax HelloFresh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: John Doerr, chairman of Kleiner PerkinsAfter Kleiner Perkins chairman John Doerr first invested in Google — $12.8 million for 13 percent of the company — he told co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin that they needed to hire a CEO to help them build the business. After they took meetings with a variety of successful tech execs, they came back to Doerr and told him “We've got some good news and some bad news.” The good news was that they agreed on the need for a CEO; the bad news, Doerr recalls, is that they believed there was only one person qualified for the role: The then-CEO of Pixar and interim CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs. In this encore presentation of the 100th episode of Grit, John and Joubin discuss the urgent need to act on the climate crisis, getting turned down by Kleiner Perkins, CEOs as sales leaders, the microprocessor revolution, balancing between work and family, the opportunity of AI and sustainability, what makes Jeff Bezos special, Bing Gordon and the invention of Amazon Prime, the Google CEO search, how the iPhone nearly killed Apple, Steve Jobs' greatest gift, Bill Gates' philanthropy, and how Doerr divides his time.In this episode, we cover: John's two books — Measure What Matters and Speed & Scale — and applying OKRs to the climate crisis (02:39) How John got to Silicon Valley and what he learned from his entrepreneurial father, Lou (08:55) “I didn't want to be in venture capital” (16:27) Joining Kleiner Perkins at the dawn of personal computing (20:03) The internet, cloud computing, smartphones, and the next big tech wave: AI (24:41) How John met Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (29:46) Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and teaming up with Mike Moritz from Sequoia (38:26) John's friendship with Steve Jobs and the creation of the $100 million iFund for iPhone apps (45:12) “Family first” and setting personal OKRs (50:10) Working with Bill Gates outside of Kleiner Perkins (52:51) Brian Roberts, Comcast, and hustling to make at-home broadband nationwide (59:28) Links: Connect with John Twitter LinkedIn Connect with Joubin Twitter LinkedIn Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com  Learn more about Kleiner Perkins This episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

Going Long Podcast SERIES HIGHLGHT Episode 378: Transition From Busy Professional to Real Estate Fund Manager  To see the Video Version of today's conversation just CLICK HERE. In the conversation with today's guest, Kevin Brenner, you'll learn the following:   [00:31 - 04:17] Show introduction with comments from Billy. [04:17 - 10:01] Guest introduction and first questions. [10:01 - 19:17] The backstory and decisions made that led Kevin to this point in his journey. [19:17 - 23:20] How Kevin came to the contrarian conclusion that investing out of state and long distance in Real Estate would be one of the key elements of the investment strategies that he has in place to help active duty military personnel achieve financial freedom through passive income. [23:20 - 29:13] Time management and goal-achievement strategies for those that struggle to get focused or stay on track on their journey towards Real Estate investing success. [29:13 - 27:10] How you can benefit from Kevin's fund knowledge and expertise, and how he first became an expert fund investment facilitator. [27:10 - 38:06] How liabilities and assets are not only about financial aspects, but also include other important things in life, such as Time. [38:06 - 41:40] The pros and potential challenges to investing through a fund.  Here's what Kevin shared with us during today's conversation:     Where in the world Kevin is based currently: Washington D.C. The most positive thing to happen in the past 24 hours: After launching a new webinar, Kevin and his team had 430 people register for it and the feedback from attendees via email has been extremely positive!  Favourite European city: Paris, France. A mistake that Kevin would like you to learn from so that you don't have to pay full price: Start with community, know exactly what it is that you want to achieve, and find the skills you need to get you there together!  Book Recommendation: Measure What Matters, by John Doerr – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Measure-What-Matters-Simple-Drives/dp/024134848X Be sure to reach out and connect with Kevin Brenner by using the info below:     Website: https://www.adpicapital.com/  Get on the SMS text list: Send “ ADPI “ to 33777 Going Long Podcast Episode 55 featuring Kevin's business partner also from ADPI Capital, Eric Upchurch: AUDIO VERSION: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/going-long-podcast/from-culinary-school-xQcMTo2iNbB/ VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZYuHnrKkkg  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-brenner-pmp-783471b6/    To see the Video Version of today's conversation just CLICK HERE.   How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI    Start taking action TODAY so that you can gain more Education and Control over your financial life.   Be sure to connect with Billy!  He's made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites:   Website: www.billykeels.com Youtube: billykeels Facebook: Billy Keels Fan Page Instagram: @billykeels Twitter: @billykeels LinkedIn: Billy Keels  

In this episode of "Dreams With Deadlines," host Jenny Herald welcomes Kenneth Lewis, co-founder of OKR International, to explore the dynamic world of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) in business. With over two decades of experience and a rich history of working with renowned companies like Colgate, Swift, and Bosch, Kenneth delves deep into the practicalities and philosophies of OKRs.Key Things Discussed: The Journey to OKRs: Kenneth shares his personal and professional journey, revealing how a background in sales, teaching, and organizational development led him to the world of OKRs. His story highlights the transformational potential of OKRs in aligning strategy with execution, focusing on goals, and fostering organizational transparency. Integrating OKRs with Performance Management: The conversation delves into the nuances of combining OKRs with performance management systems. Kenneth outlines various approaches, such as the hybrid system where OKRs feed into performance assessments and the impact of this integration on employee engagement and organizational control. Real-World Applications and Challenges: Drawing from his extensive experience, Kenneth offers vivid examples from companies like Colgate-Palmolive and discusses the practical challenges and solutions in implementing OKRs. He emphasizes the importance of adapting OKRs to the organization's culture and goals, rather than strictly adhering to predefined frameworks. Show Notes [00:00:06] Introduction to Kenneth Lewis and OKR International. Jenny Herald introduces Kenneth Lewis, highlighting his extensive experience in business and his role as the co-founder of OKR International, the first OKR consulting company in India and Asia. [00:04:16] Kenneth Lewis's Origin Story and Discovery of OKRs. Kenneth shares his journey from being a sales professional and teacher to discovering OKRs, emphasizing his experiences in sales, teaching, and organizational culture that led him to this methodology. [00:08:09] Fundamentals and Misconceptions of OKRs. Kenneth discusses the basic principles of OKRs, addressing common misunderstandings and returning to the core ideas behind the methodology, as initially envisioned by Andy Grove and John Doerr. [00:13:37] OKRs in Relation to Budgets and Investments. Kenneth explains how OKRs interact with company budgets and investment strategies, using Colgate-Palmolive as a case study to illustrate how businesses can balance budget constraints with aspirational OKRs. [00:48:00] Quick-Fire Questions for Kenneth Lewis: Dream with a Deadline: Kenneth aspires to positively impact a million lives during his career and another million post-retirement. Additionally, he has a goal for one of his invested companies to reach $5 million in revenue by 2026. When things start to go sideways in OKR implementations, what advice do you give to turn things around? He emphasizes viewing challenges as learning opportunities and advises not to be too hard on oneself, but to learn from experiences and move forward. What do you believe is the role of the C-level, or the CEO even, in the OKR program? Kenneth believes that C-level executives should have a mix of conviction and hope in the OKR program, actively participate in it, and understand that OKRs are a means to a broader organizational goal, not the end in themselves. What is the single most impactful lesson or insight you've gained from your experience with OKRs and performance management within an organization? He finds that OKRs are fundamentally simple and effective for setting and achieving goals. Their simplicity and holistic approach make them a powerful tool for organizational development. Book That Shaped His Thinking: "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand has significantly influenced him, teaching him about human potential, the importance of reason, and aiming beyond perceived limitations. Relevant links: "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand "The Fountainhead” by Ayn Rand About the Guest:Kenneth's purpose is to be that eternal flame that ignites passion and performance in others. He is the founder of Atlas Learning, an investor and advisor at Purposetrade, Grassroute, and Docmode, and a consultant with multiple firms. He's also the Co-founder of OKR International, the world's largest OKR training, coaching and consulting company.Follow Our Guest:LinkedIn | Atlas Learning | Purposetrade | Grassroute | Docmode | OKR InternationalFollow Dreams With Deadlines:Host | Company Website | Blog | Instagram | Twitter

Join us in hosting Michael Dolbec, Managing Partner at Momenta Ventures, for our third episode this season. Michael, who boasts an extensive investing career with funds like Kleiner Perkins and Greylock and has led corporate venture capital at companies including IBM, LG Electronics, and General Electric, will share insights on the current state of AI in the industrial space. Tune in to hear a wide range of topics: from personal advice given by John Doerr during Michael's early career days, to how generative AI is revolutionizing manufacturing, and exploring the monetization potential of processing industrial data. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nyu-svs/support

The future of the $600B customer service industry. We cover topics such as Ai's role in multiplying human output in the workplace, the evolution to predictive and hyper personalized service, as well as running a $B startup in the Ai boom. Gustavo Sapoznik is Founder and CEO of ASAPP, a NY Based technology company he started in 2014 to use software and Ai to dramatically improve the customer service experience. ASAPP calls JetBlue, Dish and Sprint amongst its many customers. I'm really excited to have Gustavo on the show today as he's built up one of the most sophisticated technical organizations and talent pools in the Ai industry. ASAPP was last valued at $1.6B and has raised hundreds of millions of VC capital from the likes of Emergence, Fidelity, March, and industry giants John Chambers and John Doerr. Email me on danieldarling@focal.vc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you a dental practice owner looking to foster a team culture that's rooted in passion rather than just profit? This week, we're exploring the "Mercenary vs. Missionary" mindset with guidance from John Doerr, the legendary venture capitalist. His insights help us understand the crucial differences between team members who operate out of self-interest and those who are driven by a shared vision and dedication to your practice's success.   Delve into Doerr's perspective on why a missionary-driven team is the cornerstone of long-term success and patient satisfaction. Learn actionable steps to inspire a shift in your team's mindset, leading to improved care, stronger team cohesion, and enhanced practice growth. Discover how to identify mercenary traits and strategically transform them into missionary zeal that aligns with your practice's core values. For dental practice owners seeking to create a lasting impact and drive genuine success, this episode is your playbook. Tune in and learn how to lead your team towards a future where dedication and passion are the driving forces. Subscribe, rate, and review, and share this episode with peers who are just as dedicated to cultivating a thriving, mission-driven dental practice.   P.S. Reveal the hidden potential in your dental practice. Take the Dentists Ascend Quiz for your customized results.

From TechNet's beginnings, founded by John Chambers of Cisco and John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins, TechNet's members have been passionate about education and immigration.  How can the U.S. attract and retain the best and brightest talent from around the world?   Join us as Sophie interviews TechNet CEO Linda Moore, a 30-year veteran of The White House, Capitol Hill, and five presidential campaigns. They discuss the U.S.'s economic skills gap and jobs opening crisis in the tech sector - there are over 650,000 job openings in cyber security alone.  How can we reshape our immigration system to match our economic needs?  From recapturing unused visas and green cards to address the backlogs as well as providing a pathway for immediate green cards for STEM advanced-degree holders, Sophie and Linda talk about policy and practicality and the best strategy for getting high-skilled immigration reform bills through Congress. In this episode, you'll hear about: Skills gap's impact on us job market Immigration reform and tech hubs initiative Advocating for high-skilled immigration reform Future of AI policy in the U.S. Appreciation and invitation for further engagement Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Supporting Resources: TechNet: https://www.technet.org/  Alcorn Immigration Law: Subscribe to the monthly Alcorn newsletter Sophie Alcorn Podcast: Episode 050: The Ideal U.S. Immigration System with Prof. Bill Hing Episode 155: Scaling Success: Leading Multicultural Tech Teams in the U.S. with Trista Taylor Episode 156: Moving at the Speed of Trust: Tech's Role in Immigration Reform with Carman Nareau Immigration Options for Talent, Investors, and Founders Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee.

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The Frontier Psychiatrists is a newsletter. It's written by one Psychiatrist, Owen Muir, M.D. It's a health-themed newsletter. It's also an exercise in imperfection. That imperfection is not an accident. Here is the story…An influential book in my life? It is not about medicine. The book is called Measure What Matters. It is by John Doerr; you can buy it on Amazon with that link! John writes about the system called objectives and key results (OKRs). Andy Grove originally developed this management and goalsetting methodology at Intel.I think it's a meaningful bulwark against perfectionism. It is a philosophy. OKRs are a system for setting measurable goals. But—there is a quirk. This quirk makes it different—and more powerful— than other goal-setting approaches. The system works as follows: * set an overarching objective, and the point is to be audacious. I'll give you a very real-world example:“I'm going to write a great health-related newsletter (all by myself) that influences people's decision-making towards a better future.”Now, here's the trick: you have to figure out how to determine if you're moving toward that goal. And it has to be measurable. When you start this process, you don't necessarily know the best way to measure things for yourself or a larger organization; this is the scaffold.There are rules: * At the end of your audacious goal, you add the statement: “as measured by:”Next, you limit yourself to between two and three (easily) measurable key results demonstrating that you are appropriately pursuing that goal. The quirk is* if you achieve more than 70% of your key results in any given quarter, you did it WRONG. Getting it perfect means you didn't get it RIGHT.My God, right?This is a system to learn how to set audacious goals! I could've set my goals for this newsletter— and did— as follows: “as measured by… publishing an article every single day.”That is a “key result.”This is not the same as a key performance indicator (KPI). Key performance indicators are measurable. Some, however, are all or never—you don't want to close 70% of surgical wounds! Many things are measurable; not all KPIs are useful tools in this OKR framework.All Key Results are KPIs; not all KPIs are suitable Key Results for your strivings.I write an article almost every single day. I will calculate that for my readers at the end of this quarter, and you can see how I did. I didn't know what key results were the best way to build an influenced audience with this newsletter. Did I get it wrong with this key result? First, I have achieved the goal more than 70% of the time! I underestimated the difficulty, and thus the audaciousness, of a daily one-person newsletter for me as a writer. By writing a daily Health-themed newsletter, I failed to be audacious enough! Or I didn't select the right tools with which to measure. I would probably want to set another key result to guide me when I revisit the original goal and its measurement. Which is very much the point. OKRs are not “set and forget”. They are set and revisited. It's an iterative process. We learn, with OKRs, that successfully striving is the meta-goal. We know if we succeed by measuring iteratively, and in failing to be perfect, we learn the right degree of stretch in any epoch.Perfection is imperfect. Striving is a learned behavior and a set of skills. Not always striving is an easy way to avoid the audacious. In my example, my daily publication schedule might not be the best way to achieve my goals.I'd have to find a better way to measure. Repeat.Perfection is poison for those who wish to strive. To succeed at striving is to fail… the right amount, over and over. OKRs are an antidote to the hopelessness of perfectionism and the fragility of narcissism. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

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Chapter 1 What's Measure What Matters"Measure What Matters" is a book written by venture capitalist John Doerr. In the book, Doerr introduces the concept of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) as a management approach for setting and achieving goals. He shares his experiences working with various organizations, including Google, Intel, and Bono's ONE Campaign, and provides practical guidance on how to implement OKRs effectively. The book emphasizes the importance of setting ambitious goals, measuring progress, and fostering a culture of transparency and accountability within an organization.Chapter 2 Why is Measure What Matters Worth Read"Measure What Matters" by John Doerr is worth reading for several reasons:1. Insightful framework: The book introduces the concept of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) as a framework for setting and achieving goals. OKRs are used by companies like Google, Intel, and many others to align their teams and drive results. John Doerr provides a comprehensive understanding of how OKRs work and their benefits.2. Practical examples: Doerr supplements his explanations with real-world examples from his experiences as a venture capitalist and his work with companies like Google. These examples make it easier to visualize how OKRs can be applied in different contexts and industries.3. Learn from successful organizations: The book explores case studies of various successful companies that have utilized OKRs effectively, such as Google, Intel, and Remind. By analyzing their approaches, readers can gain insights into how these organizations achieved exceptional results and apply those principles to their own endeavors.4. Leadership and goal-setting guidance: "Measure What Matters" goes beyond just explaining OKRs and delves into the broader topics of leadership and goal-setting. Doerr provides practical advice to leaders on how to effectively set goals, inspire teams, and drive organization-wide alignment.5. Inspirational stories: Doerr shares inspiring stories of how individuals and teams have used OKRs to overcome challenges, achieve breakthroughs, and create positive impact. These stories serve as motivation and guidance for readers who want to implement OKRs in their own lives or organizations.Overall, "Measure What Matters" offers valuable insights, practical tips, and inspiring stories that make it a must-read for anyone interested in goal-setting, organizational effectiveness, and driving meaningful results.Chapter 3 Measure What Matters Summary"Measure What Matters" by John Doerr is a book that introduces the concept of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), a goal-setting framework that has been popularized by companies like Google and Intel. The book provides a practical guide for implementing OKRs in any organization, from startups to multinational corporations.The author starts by explaining the importance of setting ambitious goals and aligning them with the company's vision. He argues that traditional management systems and performance metrics are often ineffective and can hinder progress. In contrast, OKRs provide a clear and measurable way to track and achieve goals.Doerr shares insights from his experiences working with companies like Google, where he first encountered OKRs. He describes how OKRs helped Google grow into a global powerhouse, and how they have been adopted by other successful companies across various industries.The book includes real-world examples and case studies from organizations, demonstrating how OKRs have transformed their performance and enabled them to adapt to an ever-changing business environment. It also provides practical advice on how to implement OKRs effectively, including...

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Marcia Wasserman discuss:Challenges law firms are facing today that they've never had to before. Managing generational differences to the benefit of both parties. Where to start when everything seems to be going sideways. The benefit of a peer advisory group.  Key Takeaways:Managing expectations for both the law firm managers and the younger lawyers is key to making sure everything is being accomplished at the right profitability. Clients are also getting younger, not just new attorneys. Understanding how the younger generations think can be crucial for your law firm success. It doesn't take a certain personality to be a leader - it takes listening skills, vulnerability, and transparency to your vision. If you delegate more, you will be more effective in what you are best at.  "It's getting the lawyers who manage the firms to understand that things have changed and they are not able to do it the way they've always done it." —  Marcia Wasserman Get a free copy of Steve's book “Sales-Free Selling” here: www.fretzin.com/sales-free-selling Thank you to our Sponsors!Overture: https://overture.law/Moneypenny: https://www.moneypenny.com/us/Get Visible: https://www.getvisible.com/ Episode References: Measure What Matters by John Doerr - https://www.amazon.com/Measure-What-Matters-Google-Foundation/dp/0525536221ProVisors - https://provisors.com/ About Marcia Wasserman: Marcia Watson Wasserman is the Founder and President of Comprehensive Management Solutions, Inc., which provides “C.O.O. to Go”™ law practice management consulting services to boutique and midsize law firms. Her expertise includes operational management reviews; management and leadership development and training; succession planning; strategic planning; retreat facilitation; law firm start-ups and mergers. Marcia serves as a coach, mentor, and accountability partner to Managing Partners, Attorneys, and Legal Administrators. Marcia also leads multiple law firm Managing Partners' and Legal Administrators' Roundtables, focused on thought leadership and sharing best practices. She is a Fellow in the College of Law Practice Management and the author of 2 books published by the ABA.  Connect with Marcia Wasserman:  Website: https://www.comprehensivemgmt.com/Email: mwasserman@comprehensivemgmt.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marciawwasserman/ Connect with Steve Fretzin:LinkedIn: Steve FretzinTwitter: @stevefretzinInstagram: @fretzinsteveFacebook: Fretzin, Inc.Website: Fretzin.comEmail: Steve@Fretzin.comBook: Legal Business Development Isn't Rocket Science and more!YouTube: Steve FretzinCall Steve directly at 847-602-6911  Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  The system that Google founders used - taught by John Doerr - to achieve their "impossible" vision, to organize the world's information.  I combined the most effective business strategy with divergent creativity, what manifestation and neuroscience can offer to help us stay focused, motivated, while progressing toward our goals. 

Hey there, listeners, members, and subscribers! We're stoked to bring you the sixteenth episode of our Moonshots Master Series. After the thrilling Achieving Your Goals ride, we dive headfirst into Leadership and Goal Setting – where the magic happens.Become a Moonshot Member https://www.patreon.com/MoonshotsWe kick things off with a bang as we chat with the guru himself, John Doerr. He's here to tell us why picking the right goals, for all the right reasons, is the secret sauce – whether you're running a biz or just doing life. Get ready for inspiration as we unravel how Google, Bono, and The Gates Foundation rocked the world with their OKRs.Ever wondered what it's like to snag an Olympic Gold? Olympic gold medalist Laura Wilkinson spills the beans on goal-setting and why victories like that don't fall from the sky. Hint: it's all about intention.Now, let's dive deep with Christina R Wodtke. She spills the beans on 'What Matters' and how to weave those OKRs through your crew. And guess what? Empowerment is the name of the game. Expert Program Management is on deck, giving us the lowdown on keeping cool while setting goals. Plus, why self-assessment is the ninja move?But wait, there's more! Kim Scott walks us through Radical Candor – a nifty way to navigate communication and relationships. Trust us; you'll want to hear about these four quadrants.And guess what? We're wrapping up with the dynamic duo – Terrence Donahue and Michael D Watkins. They're spilling the beans on planning and owning the Next 90 Days.And if you're hungry for more wisdom, we've got a reading list that'll blow your mind from Amazon.com:1. John Doerr, "Measure What Matters" https://geni.us/MeasureWhatMatters2. Christina R Wodtke, "Radical Focus" https://geni.us/RadicalFocus3. Kim Scott, "Radical Candor" https://geni.us/KimScottRadicalCandor4. Michael D Watkins, "The First 90 Days" Watkins5. Michael Hyatt, "Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals" https://geni.us/bestyeareverWe're dying to know – what's the biggest lesson you're taking away from the Master Series? Drop us a line and spill the beans! Thanks for hanging with us. Catch you on the flip side! Thanks to our monthly supporters Brian Mullins Zachary Phillips Vanessa Dian Antonio Candia Dan Effland Nelson Mulemba Pinto Mike Leigh Cooper Daniela Wedemeier Bertram O. Gayla Schiff Corey LaMonica Smitty Laura KE Denise findlay Krzysztof Diana Bastianelli Nimalen Sivapalan Roar Nikolay Ytre-Eide Ana Beatrice Trinidad Roger von Holdt Marco Silva venkata reddy Karthik Tsaliki Hari Birring Emily Krzemienski Dirk Breitsameter Ingram Casey Ola Nicoara Talpes PJ Veldhuizen rahul grover Karen Petersburg Evert van de Plassche Ravi Govender Andrew Hyde Daniel Alcaraz Craig Lindsay Steve Woollard Lasse Brurok Deborah Spahr Chris Way Eric Reinders Andrei Ciobotar Barbara Samoela Christian Jo Hatchard Kalman Cseh Berg De Bleecker Paul Acquaah MrBonjour Sid Liza Goetz Rodrigo Aliseda Konnor Ah kuoi Marjan Modara Dietmar Baur Ken Ennis Marjolijn de Rooy Bob Nolley ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Guest: Tom Hale, CEO of OuraWhen he was growing up, Tom Hale's family had pretty ordinary dinner-table conversations: What happened today, how was school, etc. But every day after dinner, Tom and his father would play backgammon, an experience that indirectly taught him a lot about business. Now the CEO of wearable health company Oura, he recalls that the game helped him understand risk-taking, strategy, pattern recognition, and more. Tom's father also insisted they play for money: “If I could win 20 bucks, I could go down to the store and get something. But when I lost, I felt the sting of it. That's the best teacher, because you're learning the preciousness of the decisions you make.”In this episode, Tom and Joubin discuss Tom's radio voice, games of chance and skill, vacation rentals pre- and post-Airbnb, “irritant” service fees, health tracking, the psychology of rebranding, the consumerization of healthcare, personalized medicine, the myth of the founder-hero, rowing machines, and the meaning of work.In this episode, we cover: Returning to the office (00:50) John Doerr and Macromedia (05:15) Post-dinner backgammon (08:01) Tom's past jobs and HomeAway (11:31) Competing against private startups (16:09) How Airbnb captured demand (18:55) Being acquired by Expedia (24:26) What Oura's smart rings do (26:13) Rebranding SurveyMonkey to Momentive (29:55) Leaving Momentive for Oura (31:54) Making the case for himself (34:59) The future of public health, data, and wearables (37:10) “Sleep is strategic” (42:32) Why Oura is an AI company (44:48) The health impact of a taxing job (47:16) Being a non-founder CEO (49:39) Working with people (53:38) What would be in a “working with Tom” doc? (54:52) Managing the psychology of a 10-year-old startup (56:48) Being there for family & colleagues (59:18) Who Oura is hiring, and what “grit” means to Tom (01:02:54) Links: Connect with Tom Twitter LinkedIn Connect with Joubin Twitter LinkedIn Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com  Learn more about Kleiner Perkins This episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm