Keith Rabois draws lessons from his time at five companies, including LinkedIn and Square, to help early-stage founders build toward scale. He shares what worked across these ventures and what didn't, offering practical insights for teams still finding their footing.
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Thank you. And it's my great pleasure. We had this talk last year and I moderated it this year. My partner of 20 years, David Wyden, is going to moderate Keith Raboy and the five lessons he's learned from five different bosses. You know, Keith, as you know, was first an entrepreneur. We backed twice, then we brought him in as a partner. Then we sent him back to the minor leagues to founder fund to get some training. And I think he's ready for the big leagues now. So we brought him back. So please welcome them.
Good morning. Okay, let's see what we got waiting for us. So, Keith, as Samir said, you've worked at a number. I think the number's five so far, very successful companies. And let's one failed company, unfortunately, we worked together at that one. It didn't really fail. Failed by good standard, by high standards. It wasn't very successful. Dave was a great board member, though. Well, you can tell my background in marketing. They didn't fail. Anyway, let's share some lessons with the audience. Let's start with a broad question of across those companies. What are lessons that come to mind that apply to folks that are in the typical company that doesn't yet feel like it's LinkedIn or Square but is trying to get there? Well, the.
