Strategy is all of the smart things you're NOT going to do. That’s what Stewart Butterfield, the founder of Slack, told Lindsay McGregor, Co-Fonder and CEO of Factor.ai, on stage at a customer conference. Contrary to popular belief, it’s the perfect definition of strategy in Silicon Valley. Why? Because amidst countless potential endeavors, only a select few are truly essential. Butterfield’s insight is urging a moment of pause, reminding founders that attempting to tackle everything is simply not an attainable goal. Pursuing multiple tasks all at once is like shoveling snow uphill. Sure, it gets some work done. But the work never ends. Rather, emphasis should be put on identifying and pursuing pivotal initiatives. In Episode 075 of CLIMB, host Jay Kapoor is joined by Lindsay to talk about her experience helping companies like Slack, Grab, and Flexport to manage and retain top hires. Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/d-YbSWtS
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Dropbox CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work: “It's a thousand paper cuts. It's like, 'Oh, I can't find the thing I'm looking for, and now I've got 10 different places where my content lives.' The complexity has exploded, which means the idea of having one organized place for your stuff is further and further out of reach for people every day." Listen to the latest podcast episode of Working Smarter.
CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work | Working Smarter: Episode 7
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Dropbox CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work: “It's a thousand paper cuts. It's like, 'Oh, I can't find the thing I'm looking for, and now I've got 10 different places where my content lives.' The complexity has exploded, which means the idea of having one organized place for your stuff is further and further out of reach for people every day." Listen to the latest podcast episode of Working Smarter.
CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work | Working Smarter: Episode 7
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Dropbox CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work: “It's a thousand paper cuts. It's like, 'Oh, I can't find the thing I'm looking for, and now I've got 10 different places where my content lives.' The complexity has exploded, which means the idea of having one organized place for your stuff is further and further out of reach for people every day." Listen to the latest podcast episode of Working Smarter.
CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work | Working Smarter: Episode 7
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Dropbox CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work: “It's a thousand paper cuts. It's like, 'Oh, I can't find the thing I'm looking for, and now I've got 10 different places where my content lives.' The complexity has exploded, which means the idea of having one organized place for your stuff is further and further out of reach for people every day." Listen to the latest podcast episode of Working Smarter.
CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work | Working Smarter: Episode 7
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Dropbox CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work: “It's a thousand paper cuts. It's like, 'Oh, I can't find the thing I'm looking for, and now I've got 10 different places where my content lives.' The complexity has exploded, which means the idea of having one organized place for your stuff is further and further out of reach for people every day." Listen to the latest podcast episode of Working Smarter.
CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work | Working Smarter: Episode 7
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Dropbox CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work: “It's a thousand paper cuts. It's like, 'Oh, I can't find the thing I'm looking for, and now I've got 10 different places where my content lives.' The complexity has exploded, which means the idea of having one organized place for your stuff is further and further out of reach for people every day." Listen to the latest podcast episode of Working Smarter.
CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work | Working Smarter: Episode 7
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Dropbox CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work: “It's a thousand paper cuts. It's like, 'Oh, I can't find the thing I'm looking for, and now I've got 10 different places where my content lives.' The complexity has exploded, which means the idea of having one organized place for your stuff is further and further out of reach for people every day." Listen to the latest podcast episode of Working Smarter.
CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work | Working Smarter: Episode 7
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Dropbox CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work: “It's a thousand paper cuts. It's like, 'Oh, I can't find the thing I'm looking for, and now I've got 10 different places where my content lives.' The complexity has exploded, which means the idea of having one organized place for your stuff is further and further out of reach for people every day." Listen to the latest podcast episode of Working Smarter.
CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work | Working Smarter: Episode 7
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