Topic Tag: Leadership and Team Dynamics

Module 12: Additional Resources

Books: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People by Elad Gil, Chapter 5 Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel, Chapter 9 Video: “How to Manage” by Ben Horowitz, founder of Andreessen …

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Module 12: Conflicting Dynamic

Is it even possible to get your initial team right when empirical evidence often proves otherwise? Contrast one of Peter Thiel’s three rules for start-ups – “a start-up messed up at its foundation cannot be fixed” – with this advice from Elad Gil’s High Growth Handbook: “Often, there is no right answer to how to structure …

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Module 12: Leadership and Team Dynamics, Building the Team, Co-Founders and C-Level Team

Who is your leadership team? Who are your co-founders? “When you start something, the first and most crucial decision you make is whom to start it with. Choosing a co-founder is like getting married, and founder conflict is just as ugly as divorce… Founders should share a prehistory before they start a company together—otherwise they’re just …

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