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#149 Co-CEO Workday, Carl Eschenbach: A Life of Significance

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Jul 31, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Importance of Being an Operator
01:57 • 3min
3
How to Work Out for a Better Day
05:11 • 2min
4
The Importance of Running
07:31 • 2min
5
The Importance of Being Humble
09:18 • 2min
6
The Importance of Being Grounded
10:52 • 3min
7
The Drive to Be an Entrepreneur
14:05 • 2min
8
The Importance of Balance in Life
16:08 • 2min
9
The Importance of Setting High Bars
17:40 • 2min
10
The Importance of a Two Year Technical Certificate
19:53 • 2min
11
What Compelled You to Leave a Four Year University?
21:55 • 2min
12
The Inflection Point in My Career
23:50 • 5min
13
The Importance of Commitment
29:06 • 2min
14
VMware's Tiger by the Tail
31:06 • 5min
15
The Pressure to Fulfill the Potential of a Business
35:51 • 4min
16
The CFO Story
40:13 • 4min
17
How to Be a Successful CFO
44:37 • 2min
18
The Importance of Being a First Time CEO
46:09 • 2min
19
The Importance of Reflecting on the Past
47:41 • 3min
20
The Importance of Family
50:22 • 2min
21
The Importance of Serving Others
52:05 • 3min
22
Seven Years at Sequoia
54:55 • 3min
23
The Decision to Leave VMware
57:28 • 3min
24
How to Jump Back Into an Operating Role
01:00:18 • 2min
25
The Power of Learning in Venture Firms
01:02:10 • 3min
26
The Importance of Joining the Workday Board
01:05:28 • 2min
27
How to Build a Durable Business
01:07:01 • 5min
28
The Importance of Learning From a Great Leader
01:11:54 • 3min
29
The Differences Between Venture and Operating
01:14:43 • 2min
30
Sequoia: The Greatest Venture Capital Firm in History
01:16:14 • 2min
31
How to Hire a Great Leader
01:18:00 • 4min