Thread by @m_franceschetti

I recently read Amp it Up from Frank Slootman. Here are some of the best takeaways

Frank Lootman is all about hardcore and focused execution. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable

There are 5 steps in the Amp It Up model: 1) raise your standars, 2) align your people, 3) sharpen your focus, 4) pick up the pace, and 5) transform your strategy

Be obsessed with focus and prioritization. Work on fewer things at the same time, and prioritize hard. Keep asking “what are we not going to do”

Your role as a leader is to set the pace and compress cycle times. Use every encounter, meeting and opportunity to increase the pace of whatever is going on

Hire people ahead of their own curve. Hire more for aptitude than experience and give them the career opportunity of a lifetime

Help your people becoome elite professionals in their field. The best people want the prospect of progressing through the ranks fast

Hire drivers, not passengers. And get the wrong people off the bus

No strategy is better than its execution

High-growth enterprises are not easy places to live. The pressure is relentless. Performance is aggressively managed.

Culture is not about making people feel good. It is about enabling the mission with the behaviors and values that serve that purpose

Culture is the differentiator that no competitor can copy

If you want to build a great company, enough is not good enough

Don’t throw ideas against the wall to see if they work. It is a waste of time and resources. Try a rifle shot instead of a scatter gun

In meetings focus on the problem first, do not jump into solutions too quickly. Once you start pulling a problem apart, the perspective often changes the range of possibilities

Build a reputation as a rapid course corrector

People often assume growth will slow down as you grow. Don’t give in to that assumption too quickly

And finally… pedal to the metal, puts your boots on, execution is everything, business is war