Startup 360 takes a deep dive into management this week with Chris Kirk, one of many OGs with Stone and Chalk .
Chris not too long ago introduced he was stepping down as CEO after three years, and 11 with the organisation because it started in Sydney.
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It’s not a lot an exit interview as a rumination on what he’s learnt about what it takes to be an incredible founder and likewise chief. Chris took the highest job at a time when the not-for-profit’s funds had been in a deadly state, with losses within the tens of millions, and has returned the innovation hub that’s house to greater than 500 startups and scaleups in three capital cities to monetary stability in an $9 million turnaround.
Simon and Majella additionally speak to Chris about what he learnt from his first CEO function, the help he gathered round him to succeed, and in the case of holding your self accountable, how the daddy of two additionally does that for household whereas in a high-pressure job.
Chris additionally talks concerning the function he performs as regimental sergeant main to a whole lot of founders at Stone & Chalk, and figuring out when to step in to assist and advise somebody who may be fighting “the 57 stuff you’ve gotta cope with as we speak to maintain your corporation alive”.
Episode 47 of Startup 360 is an open and trustworthy dialog about staying the course and figuring out that management is a marathon and never a dash.
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