Founder connections
- Brian ArmstrongBook endorsement
“His advice has been key for Coinbase as we go through hypergrowth, from hiring executives to improving M&A.”
Armstrong’s endorsement on the book’s official site credits Gil’s advice with helping Coinbase during hypergrowth, including executive hiring and acquisitions. It does not establish that reading the book caused those results.Source - Reid HoffmanPublisher endorsementHoffman endorses High Growth Handbook on Stripe Press’s site. This is an endorsement, not a claim that he completed a particular edition.Source
Summary
Elad Gil offers a practical guide to the changes that follow product-market fit as a company grows from a small team to thousands of people. He covers the CEO’s role, boards, executive hiring, organization, fundraising and acquisitions. Interviews with experienced founders and investors add other views to his own operating and investing experience.
Why read it Our view
Use it as a reference when growth changes the work of running a company. A founder can start with the chapter closest to a current problem, then compare its advice with the company’s size and needs. The interviews provide other views to test before choosing an approach.
Written about
- Marc AndreessenInterview subjectGil interviews Andreessen about what changes after product-market fit and how a growing company should adapt. This is participation in the book, rather than a claim that he recommended reading it.Source