Scott Cook

Guest Scott Cook, founder and former CEO of Intuit, shares leadership lessons and advice for CEOs and founders. He discusses setting company culture, fighting inertia, and orienting decision-making around experimentation. Scott emphasizes the importance of advertising failures, seeking accountability, and learning from them. He also explores maintaining a culture of innovation as a company grows and embracing failure as a way to improve.

Scott Cook, founder and chairman of Intuit, shares invaluable insights from his experiences with eBay and Amazon. He highlights how network effects are critical for startup success and offers strategies to tackle common challenges like the chicken-and-egg problem. Cook emphasizes the transformative power of technology and the rise of volunteerism through digital platforms. He also discusses the efficiency of small teams in fostering innovation and the broader societal benefits that emerge from thriving network effect businesses.