💡 Tip: in discussion, share what you’ve learned (about what works and what has not) ー it builds collaboration as well as advancing the project.
💡 Tip: In presenting a plan, include the best ideas on where data and experiments might evolve the plan.
💡 Tip: I like discussions that focus on improving our collective understanding. Participate and lean in. I love to hear unusual and thought-provoking perspectives.
💡 Tip: Asking and giving feedback is always best targeted at improvement, with an effort to being specific and actionable.
💡 Tip: If we’re considering doing a project together, share your history and motivations for the project, share how this project embodies your ethos and values.
💡 Tip: Focus on moving fast and learning, but still strive to avoid critical mistakes. If you cannot articulate both your learnings and some mistakes, you’re probably not moving fast enough.
💡 Tip: Jeff Weiner would recruit people to work at LinkedIn, saying “don’t come work for me, come work for the mission.” Share your mission and how it aligns with our joint mission.
💡 Tip: By default, take action and do not wait. Share constantly your theory of the game; I will collaborate and help.
💡 Tip: Ask. Share the key problems in front of you. While trying to avoid serious problems, do not worry about the unavoidable mistakes of commission that come from driving ahead at maximum speed.
💡 Tip: Generally, any person can only be a principal in between zero to two projects, with a usual answer of one. So, often, my role in a project is somewhere between board member and friend.
💡 Tip: I often get the feedback that I should put more time into a project. And, while I will try, usually the best evolution of my involvement is figuring out how to help more in the same amount of time.
💡 Tip: I don’t value friendships based upon shared facetime. I value friendships based upon heart and spirit, aligned missions in the world, and a commitment to greater aspirations for humanity. We can work on projects fiercely and loyally together, on the road to friendship.
💡 Tip: As venture capitalist, my most common small irritation is having someone read a PowerPoint slide or document to me. If you’ve written a document, the best way to present is to say something additive or framing of the document.