Comments on: Missionary CEOs v. Mercenary CEOs http://larrycheng.com/2009/07/27/missionary-ceos-v-mercenary-ceos/ Some thoughts on VC, some on tech, and some on other stuff. Thu, 17 May 2012 23:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ogundele Olusola Emmanuel http://larrycheng.com/2009/07/27/missionary-ceos-v-mercenary-ceos/#comment-4025 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:31:05 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-4025 pls. feed me with the update.
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]]> By: Jeff jochum http://larrycheng.com/2009/07/27/missionary-ceos-v-mercenary-ceos/#comment-2586 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:07:46 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-2586 I am always amused by these absolute good vs. bad discussions… If only it were really that binary. I’ve never actually heard any CEO, incuding myself, identify themselves as “mercenary” nor have I ever heard anyone defend this position. In truth, most CEOs slip and slide between these two extremes, often on a daily basis. It’s a balancing act and, depending on the current level of success, is really motivated by circumstance. I do believe that setting clear goals and concise, executable strategies based on a” missionary” philosophy can be the best hedge against mercenary tactics or giving in to short-term results. So, to my mind, the real separation between CEOs is how they define the foundation of their business: the Strategist vs. The Star.

Jeff

]]> By: ENTREPRENEUR : Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas – Tony Wright dot com « Tech4buziness – Eng http://larrycheng.com/2009/07/27/missionary-ceos-v-mercenary-ceos/#comment-2578 Fri, 28 May 2010 05:27:37 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-2578 [...] founder (passionate about a vision that keeps you awake at night). Great video on that point here. Regardless of whether your end game is a vision realized or a big pile of cash (or some [...]

]]> By: Thoughts on Hiring a VP Sales, and Why Rolodexes are Usually BS http://larrycheng.com/2009/07/27/missionary-ceos-v-mercenary-ceos/#comment-2262 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:26:57 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-2262 [...] a Missionary, Not a Mercenary Larry Cheng wrote a great post contrasting missionary CEOs to mercenary CEOs.  It is obvious that at the CEO level a company requires a missionary leader.  Building a company [...]

]]> By: Seta Digital Blog » Blog Archive » links for 2009-08-21 http://larrycheng.com/2009/07/27/missionary-ceos-v-mercenary-ceos/#comment-716 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:01:18 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-716 [...] Missionary CEOs v. Mercenary CEOs « Thinking About Thinking (tags: entrepreneur startup management empreender) [...]

]]> By: For love or for money? | Brian Magierski http://larrycheng.com/2009/07/27/missionary-ceos-v-mercenary-ceos/#comment-711 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:15:48 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-711 [...] vs. mercenary founders/CEOs, and why they only invest in the missionary types. Hat tip to Larry Cheng’s blog where I found this video … Larry also identifies one of the top missionary founder CEOs of [...]

]]> By: larrycheng http://larrycheng.com/2009/07/27/missionary-ceos-v-mercenary-ceos/#comment-666 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:15:05 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-666 Tiffany – great to hear from you. Your point is well taken that this could extend well beyond CEO’s. Chris is a great example of a missionary who probably hires folks with common values.

]]> By: Top Posts « WordPress.com http://larrycheng.com/2009/07/27/missionary-ceos-v-mercenary-ceos/#comment-665 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:12:56 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-665 [...] Missionary CEOs v. Mercenary CEOs I have always had an affinity for a particular “type” of CEO.  I never really bothered to try and define this [...] [...]

]]> By: Tiffany Fox http://larrycheng.com/2009/07/27/missionary-ceos-v-mercenary-ceos/#comment-664 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:30:06 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-664 I smiled as soon as I saw your headline because it’s all too familiar to me:)… although I’ve never heard him limit missionaries vs. mercenaries to CEO’s, Chris first started talking about this very thing way back in the E-Loan days as the dotcom bubble started to burst… saying too many mercenaries were in the mix… and things start getting good again when they’re weeded out and the missionaries (old and new) once again outnumber the mercenaries.

]]> By: larrycheng http://larrycheng.com/2009/07/27/missionary-ceos-v-mercenary-ceos/#comment-663 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:18:25 +0000 http://larrycheng.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-663 Helpful post as well Apollo. Thanks for the feedback. I’m thinking about writing a post about being long-term. It is actually a unique attribute. Jeff Bezos refers to it in his video.

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