“It's actually a good thing if you do reference checks on somebody and half the people you call say they are a micromanager and the other half say they actually give me a lot of responsibility. That's a feature not a bug.” PeopleIfsGivingHalfResponsibilityGive MeGood ThingsChecksFeaturesBugsOther Half Author:Keith Rabois
“Transparency people talk a lot about, it's a goal everybody ascribes to but when push comes to shove, very few people actually adhere to it.” PeopleGoalTransparency Author:Keith Rabois
“The office environment that people work in everyday dictates the culture that you are going to be in.” PeopleCultureEnvironmentOfficeEveryday Author:Keith Rabois
“I think you must have your own office. I don't believe ever in shared office spaces.” ThinkingBelieveSpaceOfficeDon't BelieveOffice Space Author:Keith Rabois
“Every good startup is a cult. And it's really hard to create a cult if you are sharing space with people. Because a cult means you think you are better than every other startup, you have a special way of doing things that's better than anyone else in the world.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayMeanHardSpaceSpecialVery GoodCult Author:Keith Rabois
“Some people can't learn to play the guitar by reading a book. You have to actually try to manage a bit and you won't do well at first.” PeopleTryingFirstsWellsBookPlayReadingBitsGuitarManage Author:Keith Rabois
“Being a venture capitalist to me is like being more of a psychologist. So if you come to my office we have two chairs with a table in the middle. And we sit down and it's like, Tell me your problems.” IfsTwoProblemMiddleOfficeDown AndTablesChairsCapitalistVenturePsychologistVenture Capitalists Author:Keith Rabois
“The key to culture is it's a framework for making decisions. And if it's baked into your culture, people learn how to make decisions across that culture without you ever saying anything. You never have to really do anything except watch and promote and move people around.” PeopleIfsMovingCultureDecisionWatchesKeysFrameworkWithout YouMaking Decisions Author:Keith Rabois
“There are three things you need to do as a CEO-founder. Think strategically, drive design, and drive technology. Some people who are really good at one can build a pretty foundational company. Most people who are very successful are good at two. But Jack is the only person in the Valley I've met who's all three. He's a first-rate strategist, a first-rate designer, and a first-rate technologist.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFirstsPersonsTwoThreeCompanyTechnologySuccessfulDesignMetsRateDesignerValleysFoundersCeoThree ThingsStrategist Author:Keith Rabois
“The companies I have traditionally seen do best over the long term had lead investors for their seed rounds” LongTermCompanyRoundsSeedsLong TermInvestors Author:Keith Rabois
“It's never a metric, it's where the person is going or not. Metrics are used to make things work better, but don't necessarily make a business better.” PersonsUsedMetrics Author:Keith Rabois
