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The Risks And Rewards Of Being A Blitzscaling Founder & CEO with Josh McFarland | Greymatter

The Risks And Rewards Of Being A Blitzscaling Founder & CEO with Josh McFarland | Greymatter

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The Risks And Rewards Of Being A Blitzscaling Founder & CEO with Josh McFarland | Greymatter

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Oct 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The lessons of blitzscaling to achieve market dominance are counterintuitive. The strategy requires a shift from the traditional thinking of growth to a prioritization of speed over anything else. Greylock Partner Josh McFarland founded and scaled TellApart (which was acquired by Twitter in 2015), and he will be the first to tell you the risks and rewards of blitzscaling. In this discussion with Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh, Josh encourages founders to throw out the conventional approach of decision making and embrace the art of fast decision making and willingness to experiment.
Released:
Oct 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

How do tech startups go from idea…to iconic? Greymatter’s weekly podcast features interviews with VCs, founders, and tech visionaries on everything from AI, marketplaces, and cybersecurity as well as company-building strategies like growth, finding product-market-fit, and recruiting top talent. Founders and VCs offer candid accounts of success, failure, and adaptation. Greymatter delivers practical insights mixed with the bold optimism that defines entrepreneurship.