 Sree Vijaykumar |
From the Editor's Desk On Nov. 7, 2016, Jess Lee began her job as Sequoia Capital's first US female partner. After eight and a half years building Polyvore (and eventually selling the company to Yahoo for more than $200 million in 2015), Lee decided she wanted to advise other startup founders. A self-described introvert, she says that figuring out how to lead in her own style, authentically, has shaped her tremendously. Netflix's Reed Hastings, she said, is another example of a leader who "does a good job of coming across as a normal human being." After the very public failure of Qwikster, which led to a PR disaster and a major drop in stock, he spoke "openly and authentically about it ... and that was really refreshing". More on leading as an introvert in this article Advertisers of the day The Economist: Subscribe now and get a Hidesign passport wallet free Ingram Micro Cloud: Streamline your creative process and secure your digital assets with Dropbox Business Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails (B2B Decision-Makers, B2C Decision-Makers, TradeBriefs Premium). |
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