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Boss Talk #15: Copycats, Inventors vs. Operators. Hiring SDRs, and more

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  • Fab 5 Freddy on New York in the 70s, Warhol, Blondie, Basquiat, and Yo! MTV Raps [1:40]
  • Contrarian strategy and challenging assumptions [5:12]
  • Boring AI and solving meaningful problems [8:42]
  • Drop-in audio copycats [14:39]
  • How is copying software different from remixing hip hop? [21:07]
  • Do you want a CEO as an inventor or an operator? [24:12]
  • Recruiting sales development reps [30:34]
  • Being a boss and having a personal life [36:56]
  • How do you tell the story of letting someone go? [42:47]
  • Best practices for delegating responsibility [49:46]
  • Worst boss advice Ben and Ali have received [57:15]

Boss Talk is the Clubhouse show where a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz and Ali Ghodsi, the Founder/CEO of Databricks, discuss CEO stuff, leadership stuff, management stuff... boss stuff. Live every Tuesday 5-6pm on Clubhouse.

For more a16z Clubhouse shows, follow the a16z Club on Clubhouse or visit www.a16z.com/clubhouse.

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Manage episode 293618210 series 2868146
Content provided by a16z and Andreessen Horowitz. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by a16z and Andreessen Horowitz or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
  • Fab 5 Freddy on New York in the 70s, Warhol, Blondie, Basquiat, and Yo! MTV Raps [1:40]
  • Contrarian strategy and challenging assumptions [5:12]
  • Boring AI and solving meaningful problems [8:42]
  • Drop-in audio copycats [14:39]
  • How is copying software different from remixing hip hop? [21:07]
  • Do you want a CEO as an inventor or an operator? [24:12]
  • Recruiting sales development reps [30:34]
  • Being a boss and having a personal life [36:56]
  • How do you tell the story of letting someone go? [42:47]
  • Best practices for delegating responsibility [49:46]
  • Worst boss advice Ben and Ali have received [57:15]

Boss Talk is the Clubhouse show where a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz and Ali Ghodsi, the Founder/CEO of Databricks, discuss CEO stuff, leadership stuff, management stuff... boss stuff. Live every Tuesday 5-6pm on Clubhouse.

For more a16z Clubhouse shows, follow the a16z Club on Clubhouse or visit www.a16z.com/clubhouse.

  continue reading

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