Home// Founder Questions// Leadership// Management ManagementFounder Questions List Cards Top Play How can I best manage a decentralized team? David Vorick Crypto/Web3 • Leadership Play What is your number one piece of advice for academic founders? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Management Play How should I build culture as my company scales? Reshma Shetty Co-founder and COO at Ginkgo Bioworks Biotech • Leadership Play How should I approach building my team? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Hiring Play How do I make the switch from scientist to startup founder? Nabiha Saklayen Founder and CEO at Cellino Biotech • Management Play What are the most common mistakes academic founders make? Celine Halioua Founder and CEO at Loyal Biotech • Leadership Play How do I bring team members up to speed while scaling? Celine Halioua Founder and CEO at Loyal Biotech • Leadership Play How should I approach building my team? (Part 2) Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Hiring Play How should I approach building my team? (Part 3) Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Hiring Play How should I approach building my team? (Part 1) Bill Brady Founder and CEO at Kula Bio Biotech • Hiring Play What skill did you have to work on as a technical founder? Alec Nielsen Founder & CEO at Asimov Biotech • Leadership Play Can I be an introvert and still run a big company? Dharmesh Shah CTO at HubSpot Leadership • Management Play How should I tackle tough conversations? Maggie Crowley Director of Product Management at Drift Leadership • Management Play How can I keep exceptional talent in my company? Gabriela McManus SVP, People Operations at Drizly Leadership • Management Play How should I prepare for a tough conversation? Gabriela McManus SVP, People Operations at Drizly Leadership • Management Play How should I help develop my team as leaders? Gabriela McManus SVP, People Operations at Drizly Leadership • Management Play How should I think about building and scaling my team? David Cancel CEO at Drift Benefits • Hiring Play How should I tackle tough conversations? Patrick Campbell CEO at ProfitWell Leadership • Management Play Why should I avoid title inflation? Russ Wilcox Partner at Pillar VC Leadership • Management Play How can I keep my team motivated and engaged amidst the pandemic? Christina Luconi Chief People Officer at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play What questions should I ask in an interview for senior team members? Christina Luconi Chief People Officer at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play What goes in to creating a top place to work? Christina Luconi Chief People Officer at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play Why is it important for company leaders to be accessible? Christina Luconi Chief People Officer at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play How can I become a better manager? Bhavika Shah Product at Range.co Leadership • Management Play How should I prepare for 1:1s with my team? Bhavika Shah Product at Range.co Leadership • Management Play How do I empower my senior leadership team members? David Cancel CEO at Drift Leadership • Management Play Part 3: How do I skill up as a CEO? Brian Halligan CEO at HubSpot Coaches & Leadership Training • Leadership Play Part 1: How do I give constructive feedback to a member of my team? Brian Halligan CEO at HubSpot Leadership • Management Play How do I build a customer persona? Veronica Armstrong CEO at Isle de Nature Leadership • Management Play Part 2: How do I give constructive feedback to a member of my team? Bhavika Shah Product at Range.co Leadership • Management Play How do I prioritize employee complaint safety nets and tools? Katie Burke Chief People Officer at HubSpot Leadership • Management Play What is your number one piece of advice for early stage founders? Yvonne Hao Fmr. COO / CFO at PillPack Coaches & Leadership Training • Leadership Play Part 2: How do I empower senior leadership team members? Gail Goodman Fmr. CEO at Constant Contact Coaches & Leadership Training • Leadership Play Part 1: How do I create a positive company culture? Gail Goodman Fmr. CEO at Constant Contact Leadership • Management Play How do I deal with fraud? Jamie Goldstein Partner at Pillar Leadership • Management Play How do I share news of delays with customers and prospects? Jamie Goldstein Partner at Pillar Leadership • Management Play How do I measure the effectivess of my senior leaders? Corey Thomas CEO at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play What questions should I ask in an interview for a senior team member? Corey Thomas CEO at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play How do I learn to trust my management team to do their thing? Steve Conine Co-Founder at Wayfair Leadership • Management Play How do I know when I need to fire someone? Corey Thomas CEO at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play What do I do if I have two equally valuable team members who can't get along? Corey Thomas CEO at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play How do I rescope someone's job? Russ Wilcox Partner at Pillar VC Leadership • Management Play What do you do if an employee is abusive to co-workers, vendors or customers? Corey Thomas CEO at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play Part 1: How do I empower my senior leadership team members? Cara Shortsleeve CEO at The Leadership Consortium Leadership • Management Play Part 2: How do I create a positive company culture? Steve Conine Co-Founder at Wayfair Leadership • Management Play What do I do if my team isn't executing well? Corey Thomas CEO at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play How do I know if I have the right team to help build my company? Corey Thomas CEO at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play Part 1: How do I hire senior leadership team members? 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