Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to appear before the House Financial Services Committee on Oct. 23, a hearing expected to focus on the company’s plans to launch Libra, a new global cryptocurrency. The hearing comes as the committee has been negotiating with the social media giant to bring both Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg to Washington to testify about plans...
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Stop Paying People So Much

Every startup leadership team wrestles with the trade-offs between growth and profitability. This is fitting and ever shall be. What teams don’t reflect on sufficiently is how a flawed compensation philosophy can make those trade-offs far more painful than they could be. As a former entrepreneur, I know that every venture relies on the exceptional efforts of supermotivated professionals,...
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