Topics covered in this episode

• The saga of Brian Halligan's purchase of Jerry Garcia's guitar

• The differences of running a company with 2 to 20 people, 20 to 200 people, 200 to 2,00 people, and beyond

• Recognizing that mistakes happen but ensuring that mistakes do not happen more than once

• Maintaining high-performance and how slacking in one area can lead to the downfall of the entire company Everything is tied together.

• There is no hero ball in a Scale-Up

• Death by overeating vs starvation by not executing

• Going into other markets after championing marketing automation

• Staying focused on the long arduous journey of creating a great company

• The hunger to be a pillar company in Boston that makes your children proud.

• Staying motivated by going after big meaty problems and staying determined with horizon planning