Creating a Culture of Teamwork

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Incentives drive behavior and if you truly create the incentive for this group of people to be this team oriented Then all you're left with is this culture of teamwork. And then there's the other counter positioning aspect versus john and Kleiner of like You know, there's no karetsu here There's no being forced to work with other companies.

Benchmark Capital. We tell the tale of the legendary equal partnership that accomplished something no other venture firm can claim: twice it has produced the highest returning fund of its cycle, each time with a 100% different GP lineup. If ever there were a playbook for successful generational transfer of a generational-defining venture firm, this is it. We spend 3.5+ hours digging into how the dotcom “eBay eBoys” transformed into the rockstar Fab Four of the Uber, Instagram and Snap mobile gold rush (spoiler: not by a straight line!), and what the future holds for Benchmark’s next GP generation. If you’re a student of the venture game from any angle — founder, GP, LP, etc — this is a story you need to tune in for!

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