I met with several public company CEOs to learn about their experiences of going public and listened to as many earnings calls as I possibly could.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm a CEO of a public company. You have to show decorum.
I've been part of founding three companies that have gone public. It doesn't seem like a big number, but it's actually a lot.
As CEO, I had a standing 30-minute meeting every Monday to greet and connect with new hires.
If you're CEO of a company, you have to be a public person. You're speaking to the press, you're speaking to investors, you're speaking to employees, you're the public face of the company and so kind of naturally you become more extroverted, more outwards facing.
I hated being a public company CEO.
I'm not in the business to make people aware of me, and publicists are very expensive - they're $3,500 a month! I don't want to spend that kind of money so I can get a stupid article in 'Interview' magazine.
As a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and public company CEO, nothing irks me more than when a startup founder talks about wanting to cash in with an initial public offering.
I always wanted to start a public company and make a lot of money.
I started doing motivational tours. I've seen all kinds of people, from the CEOs to the lowest executive, opening up to their fears. We don't introspect as much as we should.
I've gotten more press than any entrepreneur could dream of - certainly more than I deserve - and I've never had a public relations firm working for me.