Every time you make the hard, correct decision you become a bit more courageous, and every time you make the easy, wrong decision you become a bit more cowardly. If you are CEO, these choices will lead to a courageous or cowardly company.
BEN HOROWITZWartime CEO is too busy fighting the enemy to read management books written by consultants who have never managed a fruit stand.
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A manager can’t act like a role model. They need to BE a role model.
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For example, the vast majority of security break-ins occur as a result of problems with known fixes. With an automated system, you can keep up to date.
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I believe in strength over lack of weakness.
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In my experience as CEO, I found that the most important decisions tested my courage far more than my intelligence.
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Yeah, I became a successful entrepreneur… Eventually
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