by Elad Gil
First published 2018
Technology executive Elad Gil draws from his experience helping companies like Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Instacart, Coinbase, Stripe, and Square grow from small startups into global brands. Gil identifies common patterns across these breakout companies and presents them as a systematic playbook for navigating hypergrowth challenges. The book addresses critical leadership topics including CEO responsibilities, board management, executive team recruitment, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, and late stage funding rounds. Gil incorporates insights from over a dozen interviews with Silicon Valley leaders such as Reid Hoffman from LinkedIn, Marc Andreessen from Andreessen Horowitz, and Aaron Levie from Box. Rather than offering abstract management theories, Gil provides pragmatic guidance for the complex operational challenges that confront leaders during rapid company expansion. The handbook serves as a practical resource for entrepreneurs and operators seeking to transform their startups into major market players.
Genres: business, leadership, non-fiction, entrepreneurship
Vibes: informative, pragmatic, thought-provoking
Tropes: case-studies, how-to
Setting: Silicon Valley
Period: 21st-century
344 pages · Hardcover · Stripe Press