Home// Founder Questions// Starting a Company// Strategy & Operations Strategy & OperationsFounder Questions List Cards Top Play How frequently should I get audits? David Schwed COO at Halborn Crypto/Web3 • Starting a Company Play How should I think about audits vs bounty programs? David Schwed COO at Halborn Crypto/Web3 • Starting a Company Play If I can’t afford an audit, should I still go live with my project? David Schwed COO at Halborn Crypto/Web3 • Starting a Company Play Why is operational execution important? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Starting a Company Play Why is it important to write a business plan? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Starting a Company Play How should I avoid the piloting problem in healthcare? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Product Play How should I avoid the customization problem in healthcare? Paul Bleicher Founder and CEO at Phase Forward Biotech • Product Play How should I approach business strategy? Emily Leproust CEO at Twist Bioscience Biotech • Starting a Company Play What is your advice for biotech business development? Alec Nielsen Founder & CEO at Asimov Biotech • Starting a Company Play How can I recognize when people uphold our company values? Gabriela McManus SVP, People Operations at Drizly Starting a Company • Strategy & Operations Play How can companies fall down on setting culture? Gabriela McManus SVP, People Operations at Drizly Leadership • Starting a Company Play How can I effectively scale my operations team? Cathy Zhou Fmr. Head of Restaurant Operations at Uber Strategy & Operations Play What are the important traits for an operations leader to possess? Cathy Zhou Fmr. Head of Restaurant Operations at Uber Strategy & Operations Play How do I onboard an operations leader well? Cathy Zhou Fmr. Head of Restaurant Operations at Uber Strategy & Operations Play How can I create a culture around operational excellence? Cathy Zhou Fmr. Head of Restaurant Operations at Uber Starting a Company • Strategy & Operations Play What operational metrics are important to follow? Cathy Zhou Fmr. Head of Restaurant Operations at Uber Strategy & Operations Play When does the messiness go away? Cathy Zhou Fmr. Head of Restaurant Operations at Uber Strategy & Operations Play Why is it important for company leaders to be accessible? Christina Luconi Chief People Officer at Rapid7 Leadership • Management Play Part 2: How do I create a culture? TJ Parker CEO at PillPack Strategy & Operations Play How long will it take for me to know if my strategy is working? Cara Shortsleeve CEO at The Leadership Consortium Strategy & Operations Play Part 1: How do I create a culture? Corey Thomas CEO at Rapid7 Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging • Leadership Play What is the importance of sharing the same vision? TJ Parker CEO at PillPack Strategy & Operations Play Part 1: When should I hire a COO? Amy Villeneuve Fmr. COO and President at Amazon Robotics Benefits • Hiring Play How do I know I've created the right strategy for my business? Cara Shortsleeve CEO at The Leadership Consortium Strategy & Operations Play How do I attract an experienced operator to my startup? Yvonne Hao Fmr. COO / CFO at PillPack Benefits • Hiring Play How do I create a strategic plan? Yvonne Hao Fmr. COO / CFO at PillPack Strategy & Operations Play When should the COO / CFO role be linked? Yvonne Hao Fmr. COO / CFO at PillPack Tech • Budgeting & Planning Play Where can I find benchmarks for company metrics? Yvonne Hao Fmr. COO / CFO at PillPack Strategy & Operations Play What metrics should I look for in my consumer business? Yvonne Hao Fmr. COO / CFO at PillPack Strategy & Operations Play How do I reach my first 1000 users? Colin Raney CMO at PillPack Marketing & Events • Starting a Company Play When should I start to think about my company's mission, vision, & values? Sarah Hodges Partner at Pillar VC Starting a Company • Strategy & Operations Play How should I think about developing my company's mission, vision, and values? Sarah Hodges Partner at Pillar VC Starting a Company • Strategy & Operations Play Part 1: How do I know when it's not working? Dave Balter CEO at Flipside Crypto Starting a Company • Strategy & Operations Other Related Resources Asana asana.com Asana allows remote teams to organize projects, manage shifting priorities, and get work done. Leadership • Management Save IFTT ifttt.com IFTT is an integration tool that helps your apps and devices work together in new ways. Leadership • Management Save The Org theorg.com The Org is on a mission to make organizations more transparent by building a database (currently free to use) of organizational charts for every leading company. 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