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leanrob
6y

If you can get a chat with the CEO I would ask this question.

“From your vantage point, what do you see as your job as CEO?”

Anything less than a list of 10-50 different job responsibilities is a total pass. It shows the the CEO thinks he knows it all. Everyone can and should grow and it has to come from the top down.

If you don’t hear anything about building culture then this is a problem. If you do, then probe further.

If the CEO seems to give the impression that he is above answering this question for “someone in your position” then this is a big red flag.

In my view everything in a startup come from the top down, and shit runs up hill. Therefore the CEO has to not only perform every conceivable task but must have a desire to learn and grow. A CEO who doesn’t learn builds companies that don’t learn. Companies that don’t learn, fail.

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  • 0
    If it's not an IT company you should ask the IT leader though
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    @jonii I disagree partly there.
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    @beggarboy from my, tbh one, experience they have an IT leader for a reason, so they don't have to deal with the IT department. Thus they don't care what is being done, as long as nothing goes wrong.
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