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> [If people start going to a desk, some one individual employees desk and they don't report to them... it's a sign that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/if-people-start-going-to-a-desk-some-one-individual-employees-desk/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

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> [Most people, most great people even are ammunition. But what you need in your company are barrels. You can only shoot through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/most-people-most-great-people-even-are-ammunition-but-what-you-need/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

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> [Barrels are very difficult to find. But when you have them, give them lots of equity. Promote them, take them to dinner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/barrels-are-very-difficult-to-find-but-when-you-have-them-give-them/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

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## More by Keith Rabois

> [The key to culture is it's a framework for making decisions. And if it's baked into your culture, people learn how to make decisions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/the-key-to-culture-is-it-s-a-framework-for-making-decisions-and-if-it/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [Build a company that idiots could run because eventually they will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/build-a-company-that-idiots-could-run-because-eventually-they-will/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [Every good startup is a cult. And it's really hard to create a cult if you are sharing space with people. Because a cult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/every-good-startup-is-a-cult-and-it-s-really-hard-to-create-a-cult-if/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [You should have a 1-on-1 roughly every 2 weeks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/you-should-have-a-1-on-1-roughly-every-2-weeks/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [Treat customer support as a product.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/treat-customer-support-as-a-product/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [Transparency people talk a lot about, it's a goal everybody ascribes to but when push comes to shove, very few people actually adhere to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/transparency-people-talk-a-lot-about-it-s-a-goal-everybody-ascribes/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [Delegate completely. Let people make mistakes and learn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/delegate-completely-let-people-make-mistakes-and-learn/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [Don't accept the excuse of complexity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/don-t-accept-the-excuse-of-complexity/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [Ultimately, I don't believe that you can build a company without a lot of effort, and that you need to lead by example.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/ultimately-i-don-t-believe-that-you-can-build-a-company-without-a-lot/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [It's easy to shortcut when you get busy explaining the why's of the world, but it's very important to try.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/it-s-easy-to-shortcut-when-you-get-busy-explaining-the-why-s-of-the/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [Being a venture capitalist to me is like being more of a psychologist. So if you come to my office we have two chairs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/being-a-venture-capitalist-to-me-is-like-being-more-of-a-psychologist/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [You need to simplify the value proposition in the company's metrics for success on a whiteboard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/you-need-to-simplify-the-value-proposition-in-the-company-s-metrics/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [If people start going to a desk, some one individual employees desk and they don't report to them... it's a sign that they believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/if-people-start-going-to-a-desk-some-one-individual-employees-desk/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [Don't accept the excuse of complexity. A lot of people will tell you, this is too challenging, this is too complicated, yeah well I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/don-t-accept-the-excuse-of-complexity-a-lot-of-people-will-tell-you/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

> [The office environment that people live in and work in, dictates your culture and how people make decisions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-rabois/the-office-environment-that-people-live-in-and-work-in-dictates-your/)

[Keith Rabois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-rabois/)

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