Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them. Aim high and be ridiculously persistent. Your happiness is at the intersection of your passions and learning from great… — Scott Weiss Copy Share
Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them. Aim high and be ridiculously persistent. Your happiness is at the intersection of your passions and learning from great people. Working at a big company sucks--avoid it. Smaller companies are 10 times better for learning. Be generous with your… — Scott Weiss Copy Share
Developing a good, healthy culture is extremely important at a startup. Culture reflects the essence of a startup's operation because it directly affects the… — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
As a decision maker, you rely on information being passed to you by the people who report to you. As the CEO, however, you… — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
Working at a big company sucks - avoid it. Smaller companies are 10 times better for learning. — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
The best board members aren't elected by default. CEOs that set themselves up with their choice of board member - which means getting more… — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
For me, the brightest years at IronPort were without a doubt the darkest years at home. — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
Most companies don't have a good mechanism to give the CEO real, honest feedback. — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
Nothing helps make a leader more approachable than admitting your struggles, screw-ups and behind-the-scenes thinking on hard calls. If the leader makes this a… — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
When a team has to work over a weekend, make a high priority of being there as well, even if it's just to stop… — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
It's important for a leader to hear about his blind spots on a regular basis so working on them is periodically top of mind. — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
While there's no substitute for real experience, I believe it helps to hear and share stories of resourcefulness in action - almost like case… — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
