Summary: Brian Chesky’s recent talk highlighted that conventional advice for running large companies often harms rather than helps founders. He emphasized the importance of a “founder mode,” which allows founders to engage more directly with their teams instead of relying solely on traditional management practices. Understanding and developing founder mode could lead to better outcomes for startups as they grow.
In effect there are two different ways to run a company: founder mode and manager mode. (View Highlight)
Usually when everyone around you disagrees with you, your default assumption should be that you’re mistaken. But this is one of the rare exceptions. (View Highlight)
experienced C-level execs are often very skilled at managing up (View Highlight)