Thinking about leadership in crisis, I was remembering the story of one particular venture. The leader who put together this tiny company was a visionary, a learner, and an insatiably curious individual. The venture was not his first; he had already served as a founding member of one team which launched a successful enterprise; had started another successful enterprise himself; and had eventually gone on to found a third triumphant (though almost disastrous) venture three years later. I have been pondering the success of this last venture and considering why, against incredible, fierce odds it was (ultimately) successful. Like many founders, this particular leader was driven by his own ideals, by his own curiosity, and by his own fiercely competitive nature. For this third startup, he raisedВ almost $4 million from a small group of private investors and, along withВ a Government contract worth another $700,000, he was able to assemble a team of 27 motivated individuals from a widely diverse set of backgrounds. The Founder used unusual methods when interviewing and selecting his new employees: he believed that character and temperament were as important as experience, and heВ hired some team members based on their appearance and his first impression of them. He was also known to ask unusual questions when interviewing and one report even had him requesting that an applicant sing during his interview. The Founder also had an unusual approach to traditional job definitions and roles andВ was resistant to establishing typical organizational hierarchies; everyone on the team had to perform menial chores, regardless of their primary responsibilities. Like many startups, once it was launched the venture quickly ran into some enormous challenges. Events completely outside of the team's control unfolded, and it became virtually impossible to execute their plan and meet their schedule. The situation became progressively worse as their technology failed and they found themselves in a position that all such ventures fear: they were stuck, with very few options. The Founder's instincts, leadership, and methodology were instrumental in the venture's survival and serve to instruct many of us who are engaged in the world of startups.В If we don't wisely use our limited resources, our imaginations, and every ounce of our team's collective ability it is sometimes simply not possible to find a path to success. Two months into the venture, The Founder was forced to make a decision which put the entire operation at risk of failure. The technology which had been built specifically for their business stopped working, and The Founder determined that they had no choice but to abandon it and continue forward, improvising new solutions as they went. The venture had turned from one with huge ambitions, to one concerned with day-to-day survival. The story of how this team persevered is legendary, as were the efforts of The Founder to push the team to use their resources wisely, to re-gain and build momentum, and to maintain morale in the face of a most discouraging set of circumstances... Continue reading the story here: http://blog.crowdspring.com/
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