The best managers figure out how to spot that magic, combine it with the right product and what the company needs. It's a very different thing than what most managers think about is like, oh, I'm just gonna have, you know, a career conversation and tell them how to get promoted. You need to be like a multiplier of the team's impact. Tell Mark not to do the metaverse.
Instacart CEO Fidji Simo shares the company's vision for building a tech-enabled food system for all. Simo, who previously spent 10 years at Meta, is accustomed to taking bold bets on transformative tech. She spoke with Greylock general partner David Thacker about joining Instacart in 2021 following a period of significant growth; how she identifies moments in time where new technology can find traction; what she learned from leaders and mentors throughout her career; her approach to leadership; and how she separates major disruptive events from secular trends in order to chart a sustainable business course forward.
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