Biotech Hangout reposted this
There’s a discussion happening on tech twitter which is broadly relevant also to biotech on the idea of “Founder Mode” after AirBnB founder Brian Chesky spoke about it at a conference. Fully resonate with what is being said - particularly the idea of normalizing “skip level meetings” which are good for culture, morale, transparency and decision making. Any way to avoid the information silos created by reporting structures is a good thing! Also appreciate the idea that a founder as the parent often has a parental love for the company and therefore gets permission to make change and even rebuild when necessary.
This is it: Brian Chesky on founder mode. Three reasons why founders differ from managers: 1. Being the biological parent 2. Full permission to make change 3. Knowing how to rebuild the company This is what inspired PG’s essay: Founders have a unique intuition about how to make their startup successful. If they ignore this intuition and instead delegate leadership to managers, the company is likely to fail. #foundermode #startups #ycombinator