The best startup CEOs do these 13 things better than everyone else
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Running a startup is hard.
But the ones that do well usually have a great CEO.
We went through Quora to find out what the best startup CEOs do to stand out from the rest.
They are good at both hiring AND firing.
Reuters/Regis Duvignau"Whenever you find a really great CEO you find someone who has a knack for hiring. That means selling other people on your dream or your business. Especially when it doesn't seem all that important or seems very risky. I used to work for a CEO who was awesome at hiring, but couldn't fire anyone. Doomed the business. Many of the best CEOs get others to follow no matter what." — Robert Scoble, futurist at Rackspace
Being street smart is more important than being book smart.
Jennifer Polland /Business Insider"Getting out and understanding customers is far more important than book smarts or computer research." — Mark Suster, partner at Upfront Ventures
Put your self-interest behind.
Thomson Reuters"Most entrepreneurs have a healthy dose of self-interest. However, serially successful startup leaders place their stakeholders' well being before their own personal gain. Situations inevitably arise in which key executives could covertly self-deal and enhance their financial outcomes at the expense of their fellow employees and investors. Consistent winners resist this temptation." — John Greathouse, e
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