In this podcast, Matt Blumberg discussed his book Startup CXO, the insights it carries and shared how to build a thriving leadership that builds for tomorrow today. He sheds light on the importance of a good leader and how to achieve it effectively.

Matt's Recommended Read:
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers Ben Horowitz https://amzn.to/3edvsHV
The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter by Patrick McKeown https://amzn.to/3k994TR

Matt's Book:
Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams by Matt Blumberg , Peter M. Birkeland https://amzn.to/3AWuyJL

Podcast Link:
iTunes: http://math.im/jofitunes
Youtube: http://math.im/jofyoutube

Matt is the founder and CEO of Bolster, a new talent marketplace for on-demand executives and board members launched in 2020. Matt was previously Chairman & CEO of Return Path, the market leader in email optimization, from 1999, until its sale to Validity. Under Matt’s leadership, Return Path won numerous employer of choice awards including #2 on Fortune Magazine’s “Best Companies to Work for” list. Prior to founding Return Path, Matt founded the Internet division of MovieFone (777-FILM) and had previously worked in venture capital and management consulting. Matt is Founder and Chairman of Path Forward, a non-profit that was spun out of Return Path in 2016 whose mission is to empower people to restart their careers after time spent focused on caregiving. He is also the author of Startup CEO: A field guide to scaling up your business, second edition published by Wiley & Sons in 2020, Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Your Company’s Critical Teams, published by Wiley & Sons in 2021, and the forthcoming second edition of Startup Boards, to be published by Wiley & Sons in 2021 or 2022.

Timelines:
1:10 Matt's journey.
3:22 The need for Bolster.
6:11 Tenets of a successful startup.
8:08 The kind of leadership required for a successful startup.
11:08 Best practices building a successful culture for a startup.
13:27 Pitfalls in leading a startup.
16:40 Qualities of a successful leader.
18:48 Tenets of a good leader in a startup environment.
22:00 Differentiating team expectations in small, mid, and large organizations.
24:06 Tips on grooming leaders in an organization.
25:47 The idea behind the book "Future of Thriving Startup CXO".
30:27 Research behind the book "Future of Thriving Startup CXO".
32:48 Picking the right authors for the book "Future of Thriving Startup CXO".
35:42 How does the on-demand leadership model fit into the life of a startup?
40:39 The role of technology in getting further access to leadership talent.
41:43 The future of leadership.
43:40 Rapidfire with Matt.
45:32 Matt's success mantra.
48:50 Matt's favorite reads.
50:20 Closing remarks.

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Future of Thriving Startup CXO

In this session, Sean Naismith, Head of Analytics Services, Enova Decisions, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his thoughts around Analytics As a Service platform. Sean discussed how a business could decide to look for alternative solutions to get ahead in the analytics game in a rapidly evolving competitive environment.

Timeline:
0:29 Introduction.
1:05 Sean's journey.
2:29 Introducing Enova.
3:30 Enova's clientele.
4:32 Decision management system.
6:40 Structuring Decision management system.
9:28 Analytics as a service.
11:01 Analytics as a competitive edge.
13:20 Art of doing business and science of doing business.
16:28 How is the science of doing business-impacting companies?
18:59 The right time to invest in DMS.
20:10 Analytics as a service use cases.
22:58 Decision life cycle.
27:57 DMS working with new customer landscape.
30:49 DMS deployment for translation companies.
33:05 Adaptability of DMS.
35:15 DMS aiding in Analysis paralysis.
37:31 DMS working with AI.
39:41 Challenges and opportunities in DMS.
41:22 Analyzing the non-repeatable decision.
43:33 DMS and future of data.

Podcast link:
https://futureofdata.org/futureofdata-podcast-conversation-sean-naismith-enova-decisions/

Here's Sean's Bio:
Sean joined Enova as Head of Analytics Services for Enova Decisions in 2016. Prior to working at Enova, Sean served as an Advanced Analytics Consultant and Senior Director of Business Analytics for Leapfrog, where he led the development of the company’s predictive analytics capabilities. Before Leapfrog, Sean served as Director of Strategic Intelligence for TrendPointers, LLC, and Director of Research for Global Currency Group. He also currently serves as Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Naismith Wealth Management, LLC, which he founded in 2015. Sean is a CFP® certificate and holds the CMT designation. He received his B.A. in finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The podcast is sponsored by:
TAO.ai(https://tao.ai), Artificial Intelligence Driven Career Coach

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