Six Lessons Following My First Three Months As CEO Of BIGtoken
On January 24th, I wrote a post titled “The 5 Reasons I’m Joining BIGtoken As CEO” after a 15 year hiatus from operating companies. Now, after three months on the job, I took a step back to reflect on lessons learned to date.
1 . Working Remotely Works
Taking the reins of a company with 50+ employees is always a challenge, and doing so while everyone is working remotely presented additional challenges. But working remotely is working for BIGtoken, as well as many other companies:
2. The Business World Is Evolving Faster Then Ever
When I moved from Wall Street to my first internet startup in January of 2000, the biggest shock was how fast things moved. As a newly minted internet CEO, I was fortunate to be in the idealab incubator, where I was immersed in an ecosystem moving at a dizzying pace.
But sitting at the nexus of digital media and crypto today, it feels like the pace has quickened significantly. From building and hosting websites, to raising money via AngelList or ICOs, to leveraging Facebook or Google to…
