Playing the Long Game: Growing a Startup into a Household Name
How does a long-term entrepreneur identify a good idea, scale it, and stay committed to that vision over 30 years?
In this episode, Rich sits down with Angie Hicks, Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Angi, formerly Angie’s list. They discuss building a business from the ground up, leading employees and external partners, and maintaining enthusiasm for a long-term goal.
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Key Quotes
“ If you don’t maintain the culture, it’ll be a bad culture.”
“When I think about whether I like what I’m doing, I base it on two factors. One, do I like the people I’m working with? And two, am I learning new things?”
“Sometimes you have to force a learning function on the organization because it’s important. Because the landscape shifts and you don’t want to get caught flat-footed.”
“Find your unit that you’re going to evaluate things on. What is it? What is that process? And then make sure you can always pull back the layers to make sure that element is working well.”
Practice Makes Profit
Solve challenges effectively and efficiently with solutional thinking.
League of Strategic Minds
How can I help my team be more innovative
Winsights: Ideas for Advantage
Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay and HP Enterprises, said, “First, you need the right strategy. Less than perfect execution against the right strategy will probably work. 100 percent execution against the wrong strategy, won’t.” Does your team have a strategy that you believe in and can help win in the market? If not, all the time you’re spending on execution and tactics is being wasted. The motto is ready, aim, fire not just keep firing. Think first.
References
Time stamps:
(00:41) Deep Dive Interview with Angie
(47:27) Practice Makes Profit 486:57)
League of Strategic Minds
(50:11) Winsights, Ideas for Advantage
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About the Guest
Angie Hicks
Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Angi
About the Host
Rich Horwath, Founder & CEO
Strategic Thinking Institute
Rich is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of eight books on strategic thinking, including his most recent work, STRATEGIC, which was named a “top 4 must-read business book for 2024” by Inc. Magazine, and a national bestseller by USA TODAY. He has been the top rated keynote speaker on strategic thinking at national conferences for nearly 20 years.
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