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00:06:00 - Why he wrote “High Growth Handbook”.00:03:30 - Why Gil stepped down as CEO of Color.Here’s an index of some of the big topics that came up:

You can listen to Recode Decode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Overcast or wherever you listen to podcasts. You shouldn’t hang out with these people.’” My feedback to him was, ‘Find better friends. “There should be people who want to do good things to people through their companies. “One founder that I invested in emailed me a few weeks ago basically saying that he was at a dinner party and everybody started making fun of them because he said he wanted to change the world through his company, which I think is great,” he added. “I think fundamentally, optimism is one of those things where the more people believe that you can do great positive things to the world through technology, the more people will and the bigger you’ll think.” “George Soros has this great notion of a reflexive asset: The more people believe in something, the more likely it is to create value,” Gil said. My only gripe is that he didn’t write this when we were in the early days of Box as it would have saved my ass countless times.On the latest episode of Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher, startup adviser and Color Genomics co-founder Elad Gil talks about his new book, “High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People.” He also explores some common startup myths, shares some tips for building better boards and discusses his biggest worry right now: The end of optimism in tech.

His advice has been key for Coinbase as we go through hypergrowth, from hiring executives to improving M&A."Īaron Levie: “Elad jam packs every useful lesson about building and scaling companies in a single, digestible book. Max Levchin: "Armed with observations gathered scaling some of the most successful and important companies of Silicon Valley, Elad has no-nonsense, highly applicable advice to any operator transitioning a company from the proverbial garage to the next stage and beyond."īrian Armstrong: "Elad is one of the most experienced operators in Silicon Valley having seen numerous companies hit their inflection point. Reid Hoffman: "If you want the chance to turn your startup into the next Google or Twitter, then read this trenchant guide from someone who played key roles in the growth of these companies."Īlexis Ohanian: " book is required reading"Ĭhris Dixon: “This is a great book that complements Peter Thiel’s classic Zero to One (an alternative title for Elad’s book would be “1 to n”).Įveryone interested in the growth stage of startups should read it.”