![]() Andreessen discusses the pattern of companies like IBM, Microsoft, and Cisco that grew off the back of M&A. Use M&As and buy other companies liberally. M&A brings new talent and capabilities into your organization, eliminate competition, and save you heaps of time and money. For example, Google Maps, Android, and Gmail were all acquisitions that Google made relatively early on. &A is a powerful and underrated tool, even for smaller-scale start-ups in the hyper-growth phase. Innovate your products so you don't get undercut by competitors or you'll run yourself out of business by innovators who do, like Blockbuster and Netflix. ![]() Marc Andreessen's high growth framework is the following: Step 1. ![]() With specific and actionable advice for every stage of the hyper-growth, this guide is meant to launch founders and their companies to the moon. He provides a comprehensive guide to hiring best practices, the three phases of CEO change management from LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman, a roadmap for M&A success from major investor Marc Andreessen, and an eight-step framework to evaluate the pros and cons of IPOs. ![]() You've found a good product with strong market fit, so how do you scale from an early stage startup to list on the S&P? Author Elad Gil, cofounder of Color Genomics and VP at Twitter, lays out the key frameworks that CEOs of high-growth companies need to understand in High Growth Handbook. ![]()
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