Mark Andreeseen (@pmarca) 氏の指摘するエンジニア系経営者とプロ経営者の違い
1/In tech, we talk about difference between technical-founder/CEO (product/eng background) vs professional CEO (sales/marketing background).
2014-08-25 07:16:582/Our general theory is: Easier to teach product innovator how to manage, than it is to teach sales/marketing operator how to innovate.
2014-08-25 07:19:043/There are many exceptions in both directions, of course. Mountain is hard to climb either way. Lots of work/learning/adaptation required.
2014-08-25 07:19:274/I propose another lens on dynamic: Difference between knowing What & Who, vs knowing How, Where, & When. Bear with me...
2014-08-25 07:20:395/Great tech founder/CEOs tend to focus on What & Who: What product to build, and Who to hire/train/retain/motivate to build it.
2014-08-25 07:21:196/Great pro CEOs tend to focus on How, Where, & When: How = processes; Where = geographic expansion; When = optimizing business across time.
2014-08-25 07:22:577/To succeed at scale, each needs to learn the other skills & hire people who have them: Founder/CEO -> How/Where/When; Pro CEO -> What/Who.
2014-08-25 07:24:398/The challenge: Usually easier to hire skilled business professionals who know How/Where/When than What/Who. Fishing from unbalanced pool.
2014-08-25 07:25:579/The trap: Only nailing What/Who can carry startup a long way, but only nailing How/Where/When = slow road to zombieland and company death.
2014-08-25 07:27:2110/Ultimately = team-building for both paths. But dynamic different & differently challenging in each direction; requires open discussion.
2014-08-25 07:29:14