BUILD with Blake Bartlett

Founders often have strong opinions and extreme perspectives. In the early days, this is good because it leads innovators to start companies. But as a team scales, leaders need to adopt an open mindset. Prashanth describes how this approach has led Stack Overflow to huge success by embracing counterintuitive strategies. Key Takeaways:[3:18] What does Prashanth mean exactly by non-dualistic leadership?[5:02] Prashanth shares examples of non-dualistic leadership.[7:40] Prashanth shares his thoughts about the statement “strong opinions loosely held.”[10:22] Prashanth shares examples of some best practices and commonly accepted ideas that he had thought about differently.[16:41] How does Prashanth think about the risk and mitigating the risk of a consensus-seeking approach?[19:10] What are some sort of starting points for those trying to put this approach into practice?Mentioned in this episode:Sign up for OpenView's weekly newsletterPrashanth Chandrasekar, CEO at Stack OverflowStack OverflowFollow Blake Bartlett on Linkedin. Podcast produced by OpenView.View our blog for more context/inspiration.OpenView on LinkedinOpenView on TwitterOpenView on InstagramOpenView on Facebook

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