Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn
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The folks at Sequoia Capital created an interesting slideshow about the downturn in the economy, aka recession. I’ve posted it here, and though it is geared towards investing money, I’d say the key points are just as applicable for managers as they are for investors or other VCs.
Here are some of the great tips I pulled from this.
Manage what you can control – Think about who you’re managing, and how you’re managing your people. What can you control? Mostly your reactions, and how much you invest in your own self-growth. It’s important to put on your own oxygen mask before trying to help anyone else. Focus on what you can control, and don’t stress so much about what you can’t. Focus on quality – You can’t do everything, so focus on doing everything you can the best way possible. Make your
one-on-ones meaningful, even if they have to be short. Focusing on making the right choices – Take time to be deliberate in every choice you make, and make the decisions as great as possible. What decisions do you plan to make VS What decisions do you wish you had made? – Don’t dwell too much on the past, and instead, look forward to the next decision. Get Real or Go Home – You know where you are, you know where your team is, so get real with yourself and your team. Tell your team how it it really is. Be honest, because they know the truth anyway.
Management tips from an unlikely source. Take the time to learn as much as you can from every source you can. Pay attention to the signs around you, and let your team know what you see.
Now it’s your turn…
What unconventional sources are you learning from? What tips can you share to help your team deal with this uncertain time?
译文:
来自风险投资者的一些管理经验
即将启动的红杉资本风险投资公司和当今的经济低迷
请看幻灯演讲或者上次你自己的内容。
红杉资本风险投资有限公司的员工们发明了一种有趣的幻灯秀，其内容是关于现在的经济低迷和工商业的不景气。我曾经将其发表在这里，尽管这是为了调整适应投资，但是我想说如果经营者们也是拥护投资者和其他的风险投资者的话，那么这些关键点也适用于他们。
以下就是我从中摘录下来的一部分非常不错的建议。
管理你能够控制的事情——考虑一下，你在管理谁，你在如何管理你的员工。什么是你能够控制的？通常，你的反应和你在你的自我成长这一点上投入了多少。在你帮助别人以前，很重要的一点就是请带上你自己的氧气面罩。专注于你能够控制的事情，不要对于那些你无法控制的事情给自己太大的压力。专注于质量——你不能做所有的事情，所以就集中精神把你能做到的每件事情都做到最好。让你的一对一的比赛变得有意义，即使他们都很短暂。专注的选对每一次选择——在每次做选择前，给自己充分的时间深思熟虑，然后才做出你的决定。你制定了一个怎样进行风险投资的决定？你希望你做了一个怎样的决定？——不要在过去停滞不前，相反的，应该期待下一个决定。变得现实或者各自回家——你知道你自己的位置，你知道你的团队的位置，那么就跟你自己和你的团队都现实起来吧。告诉你的团队，到底是现实究竟是怎样的。诚实一点，无论如何他们总是会知道真相的。
这些是从不可靠来源得到的一些管理建议。那么你就应该花时间尽可能的从你能够的到的资源中去学习。留意身边的迹象，让你的团队知道你究竟看到了什么。
现在到你了……
你在向什么非传统意义上的资源中学习呢？对于现在这个不可预测的时代，你有什么建议可以跟你的团队分享的呢？