Alex MacCaw (@maccaw), founder and CEO of Clearbit, joins Erik on this episode. He is a co-author of the book The Great CEO Within.They discuss:- The power of good management and the lack of a modern handbook for managers.- Why and how they treat interviewing and hiring as a science experiment.- What to know for a great reference check.- Managing conflict effectively.- Why you only really close a hire after the first ninety days of them working at your company.- How to think about compensation at a startup.- How to give feedback and his breakdown of which kinds of words to use or not.- How to think about building culture at a startup.- Common management and meeting mistakes.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
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