291: Andy Rachleff - What Do You Uniquely Offer That People Desperately Want?

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

Episode #291: Andy Rachleff (CEO Wealthfront) - What Do You Uniquely Offer That People Desperately Want?

Andy Rachleff is a co-founder and Executive Chairman of Wealthfront. Rachleff co-founded Benchmark Capital in 1995 and was a general partner until 2004.

Some notes... (More found on www.LearningLeader.com)

• Commonalities of sustaining excellence:
  • Intellectual curiosity -- Pass this along to kids at the dinner table
  • Ask questions
  • "Bright people think other smart people ask questions."
• The leader creates the culture
• "People model the behavior of the leader."
• "To be a great teacher, you have to synthesize something into small statements. This helps you be a better leader."
• Magic 8 Ball statements
  • "A's hire A's. B's hire C's."