This is a short transcript excerpt of a talk by Jason M. Lemkin offering practical advice for new startup leaders (e.g., CROs). He emphasizes slowing down, engaging mentors, and insisting on access to recent company materials—particularly the latest board or company meeting pack—to be effective in an early leadership role.
Slow it down. Talk to a mentor or two. Ask for the last so many folks don't have the last board pack or the last or if they or the the CEO feels like after 10 meetings they won't share the board pack with you like under NDA or like in a doc send, then at least share the company meeting pack. You're shocked that people don't Even so many CROs don't even know what the data that was in the last board meeting. Why would you join a startup if you can't get access to last board meeting when you're going to be reliable for it in 60 days, right? So try just find a way to get and but. But you don't have to be pushing the first meeting like use your your life experience and your spider sense. And then and then this is the exercise I try to do.
