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Effective Goal Setting Techniques for Startups
John Doerr explains the importance of setting and achieving goals in a startup through his experience at Google where every employee wrote their objectives and key results for the next 90 days, and shared them publicly in order to align everyone to do the right thing.
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John Doerr talks about how he became interested in venture capital, emphasizing his interest in starting companies.
15:46 - 17:09 (01:23)
Summary
John Doerr talks about how he became interested in venture capital, emphasizing his interest in starting companies. He also discusses the importance of leaders who love enterprise selling in enterprise software companies.
ChapterEffective Goal Setting Techniques for Startups
Episode#543: Legendary Investor John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to Solving the Climate Crisis Now
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this podcast, Dor describes his experience of being hired by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, how Google pioneered employee objective tracking, and how he made investment decisions based purely on his gut.
17:09 - 20:52 (03:42)
Summary
In this podcast, Dor describes his experience of being hired by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, how Google pioneered employee objective tracking, and how he made investment decisions based purely on his gut.
ChapterEffective Goal Setting Techniques for Startups
Episode#543: Legendary Investor John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to Solving the Climate Crisis Now
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this episode, the importance of goal-setting is discussed from a presentation made by John Doerr, an investor and board member of Google, to the company's founders.
20:52 - 22:28 (01:36)
Summary
In this episode, the importance of goal-setting is discussed from a presentation made by John Doerr, an investor and board member of Google, to the company's founders. The goal-setting framework was intended to help the company achieve operating excellence while maintaining its culture and values despite its rapid growth.
ChapterEffective Goal Setting Techniques for Startups
Episode#543: Legendary Investor John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to Solving the Climate Crisis Now
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Larry Page would personally review the individual objectives and key results for every engineer at Google every quarter, standing in front of all employees to demonstrate accountability.
22:28 - 23:34 (01:06)
Summary
Larry Page would personally review the individual objectives and key results for every engineer at Google every quarter, standing in front of all employees to demonstrate accountability. The confidential information was kept within the organization, even as it grew in size.