The Great CEO Within

Matt Mochary

The Great CEO Within

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Many people dream about starting their own company, but founders often find themselves facing unexpected challenges, with no time to learn everything they need to know. So what should they do? Matt Mochary has worked with managers for years, helping them to achieve success and stability for their business. He explains that the secret is knowing ourselves and working on our habits, hiring the right team and enabling the members to work together, as well as seeking investments, and improving recruitment procedures.

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Analysis and key concepts

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Before creating a company, we first need to understand our customers and their problem, in order to find our Product-Market Fit

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Getting started: it is better to co-found a company, but 50/50 partnerships risk ending up in a deadlock

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Don't rush: the first product or service should always be a prototype

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Individual habits are the basis of a company's success, which is why CEOs must monitor and improve their own

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Planning our most urgent tasks and respecting other people's time helps us achieve success

06.

A CEO should show gratitude and appreciation for other people's work, and not be afraid to praise partners, collaborators, and employees

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Managers must take care of their physical and mental health

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A leader's main responsibilities to their team are making decisions, ensuring everyone understands their duties, and being transparent

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Conscious leadership as an alternative to traditional leadership

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Infrastructure is fundamental for a company: its efficiency and reliability enable employees to perform at their best

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Growth is a delicate process for any company: its leader must avoid a decline in productivity by strengthening collective collaboration

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The best way to consolidate the company's economic standing is to create human relationships with investors before approaching them for funding

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Onboarding new employees is a delicate task that takes time

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Take-home message

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Many useful tips to:

  • Discover the tactics you need to run a successful company.
  • Learn to select and manage the right team members. 
  • Develop corporate processes to ensure product or services sales targets are met.

Following his studies in humanities and management, Matt Mochary began investing at a young age at Spectrum Equity. He co-founded Totality, a firm that was later acquired by MCI/Verizon. He is passionate about art and culture, especially documentaries, and coaches companies and investors in Silicon Valley. He has set up the Mochary Foundation, which helps former prisoners re-enter the workforce through vocational training.

Publishing house:

Mochary Films

Year:

2019

Pages:

202

ISBN:

978-0578599281