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Saar Gillai
on Caldbeck Takes Leave of Absence From Binary
“An interesting question is how many folks in these circles have been aware of his behavior/reputation but mostly ignored it. I recall from my days in Corp. world that I was always thinking “if it’s on my watch..and I don’t do something about it…I am like an accomplice””
Michael D. Geer
on One More Lesson From the Downfall of Kalanick
“Leaders can improve their behavior, learn lessons and apply them, and create a better environment for their team. They may even be deep down still the same exact person, but as a leader actions and words are greater than personal thoughts.”
Alex Kruglov
on Silicon Valley Women Tell of VC’s Unwanted Advances
“Unfortunately this kind of behavior is far too prevalent. Many friends who are female founders have experienced something similar. In some cases, from multiple men who perceived themselves to be in a position of relative power.”
Stephen Hays
on Why Uber’s Investors Ousted Travis Kalanick
“For the founders in the community, this is a great lesson as it relates to how culture can take root and over time lead to major issues. For the investors in the crowd, this is a reminder that helping our founders recruit the right leaders early is SO important and a huge value add that I think often gets under-valued by many.”
Nicholas Haase
on Uber’s Kalanick Out
“The ride-sharing industry is still 10+ years out from maturing. Seems rather short sided to take one of the best growth operators and toughest wartime execs in history away from the company when they need him the most.”
Mars Cyrillo
on What Apple’s HomePod Is Up Against
“It’s up to us, consumers, to define what we expect from these devices we call “smart speakers”. While I see value in Apple’s approach, for now, I bet that they will have to move on sooner than they expect to embrace that Siri is the focus of the product. And yes, pricing will be critical for later snapshots of the market share distributions.”