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    Home » Okta CEO on Scaling to $13B, High-Stakes Decisions, and Market Dynamics

    Okta CEO on Scaling to $13B, High-Stakes Decisions, and Market Dynamics

    webmasterBy webmasterNovember 8, 2024 All Videos 2 Mins Read
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    What does it take to scale a company from an idea to a $13B industry leader? In my latest episode, Okta CEO Todd McKinnon dives into the essential lessons he’s learned on high-stakes decision-making, managing up to the board, and competing against tech giants like Microsoft.

    Todd also reflects on his journey to founding Okta, his bold choice to team up with a co-founder he hardly knew, and the motivations that have fueled him for over seven years as a public company CEO. Some key takeaways…

    0:00 Intro
    0:38 Todd McKinnon’s Early Career and Founding Okta
    1:43 Challenges and Psychological Shifts in Leadership
    2:54 Decision Making and Company Culture
    6:15 Milestones and Early Successes
    18:08 The Importance of Market Timing
    30:39 Hiring and Building a Strong Team
    39:27 Setting Expectations with Board Members
    40:55 The Shift in Board Dynamics
    41:46 Maintaining Context and Strategic Input
    43:20 Navigating Public Company Governance
    45:26 Trusting Instincts and Founder Mode
    47:16 Breaking Out of the Echo Chamber
    51:05 The Importance of Prioritization
    53:10 The Loneliness of Innovation
    1:05:38 The Role of a CEO in Decision Making
    1:18:22 The Journey to IPO and Beyond

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    Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures – a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you’re interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.

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