Lecture 14 - How to Operate (Keith Rabois)

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

November 6, 2014

Duration

46m

Channel

YC Root Access

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Lecture Transcript: http://tech.genius.com/Keith-rabois-lecture-14-how-to-operate-annotated What should the CEO be doing on a day to day basis? How do you make sure the company is moving in the right direction? Keith Rabois, Partner at Khosla Ventures and former COO of Square, tackles the nitty gritty - How to Operate. Lots of actionable takeaways from this lecture! See the slides and readings at startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec14/ Discuss this lecture: https://startupclass.co/courses/how-to-start-a-startup/lectures/64043 This video is under Creative Commons license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Keith Rabois

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  Startup operator and investor known for leadership roles at PayPal and advising early-stage companies.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of YC Root Access, featuring Keith Rabois, Lecture 14 - How to Operate (Keith Rabois) explores Keith Rabois on operating startups: simplify, delegate, measure, obsess details. Operating is about maximizing organizational output, not looking busy, and it requires building a durable “machine” rather than constant heroics.

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