Lead Upwards
How Startup Joiners Can Impact New Ventures, Build Amazing Careers, and Inspire Great Teams
Sarah E. Brown
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Lead Upwards
How Startup Joiners Can Impact New Ventures, Build Amazing Careers, and Inspire Great Teams
Sarah E. Brown
Información del libro
In Lead Upwards: How Startup Joiners Can Impact New Ventures, Build Amazing Careers, and Inspire Great Teams, startup marketing leader Sarah E. Brown delivers an illuminating and accessible guide to maximizing your impact and delivering results in a startup leadership role. The author draws on over a decade of experience scaling SaaS companies as she explains how to prepare for, earn, and succeed in an executive role at a startup company.
The book describes every step on the way to realizing your goals—and the goals of your startup—as you navigate the gap between a management role and the executive team. It covers what to do in your first 90 days, how to build and sustain a healthy team culture, and the art of communicating results to your leadership team and board. You'll also learn:
- How to manage the challenges posed by leading a remote, distributed, or hybrid team
- Management strategies based on inclusive and diverse teambuilding, alignment with business objectives, and inspirational leadership
- Effective ways to level up your skills and stay current as your company grows
A must-read book for current and aspiring executives at startup firms, Lead Upwards will also earn a place on the bookshelves of startup board members, founders, funders, and managers seeking a singularly insightful discussion of business leadership.
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PART I
BECOMING A STARTUP EXECUTIVE
CHAPTER ONE
What It's Really Like to Be an Executive at a Startup—and How It's Different from Being a Director or Manager
WHAT DOES A STARTUP EXECUTIVE REALLY DO?
A STARTUP EXECUTIVE'S SCHEDULE: A WEEK IN THE LIFE, AT A GLANCE
- Daily
- Checking dashboards to view metrics and results measured against quarterly and/or yearly goals.
- Providing feedback to campaigns or other work products of teams within your team, usually at key milestones—early to verify direction (e.g., this product roadmap change aligns to our strategy for the business/team) and “buy‐off” at final stages of delivery (yes, this press release has my seal of approval for publication, and my job is on the line if we screw it up).
- Cross‐functional meetings with other executives or departments.
- Reading up on the latest news in your market or industry vertical.
- CEO syncs and department team meetings.
- Checking in on project management updates from your team on Slack, Asana, or another communication tool.
- Weekly
- 1:1 with your direct reports; ensuring your reports and *their* reports are succeeding, and the team is tracking to Objectives and Key Results (OKR); troubleshooting any issues; and tracking their career goals.
- Weekly updates cross‐functionally to other teams and your CEO.
- Measuring progress against OKRs.
- Feedback and/or sign off on key projects in your department.
- Monthly
- 1:1s with your direct reports; ensuring your reports and *their* reports are succeeding, and the team is tracking to OKRs; troubleshooting any issues.
- All‐hands presentations to the entire company and/or business unit.
- Board updates.
- Updates to your CEO and/or cross‐functional stakeholders.
- Quarterly
- Reporting on a Quarterly Business Review (QBR) and/or Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
- Evaluating strategic decisions weighing performance and/or new data.
- Board updates—deck, pre‐read materials, and/or live presentation in a board meeting.
- Setting OKRs for the next quarter or half.
- Annually
- Annual reviews and retrospectives, including reporting wins, failures, and what you've learned to your CEO, fellow executives, and the board.
- Annual planning, forecasting, headcount, and budgets.
- Financial models and planning—tracking CAC and LTV.
- Supporting fundraising efforts.
- Performance reviews for your teams and yourself (sometimes semi‐annually).