The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
John Doerr reads as The Catalyst because he ignites action across sectors simultaneously, entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, youth, rather than directing from a single seat of power. Framing climate as the greatest opportunity of the century, the Kleiner Perkins partner converts existential dread into mobilising energy. His conviction that leadership lives inside everyone reflects a multiplier philosophy at its purest.
“I've always been way more interested in the building of businesses than the money or the investing in them. And Kleiner let me take some other sabbaticals for another spell in my career. I left Kleiner and worked at Sun Microsystems when we were launching the Spark station. And that was because...”
“So there's three fundamental questions you must answer. The first is why in the book's a little light on this topic, but why has everything to do with our values and our mission, and I think is a particularly relevant question at this moment in time. We're going to return to that.”
“And I have both professional and personal OKRs, but staying with companies for just a moment, I find that they're very useful for boards because they can ensure that all the stakeholders in the company are on the same page. They sanction a kind of conversation in an organization that otherwise often doesn't happen.”
“There's no internet company that's not. Re examining and focusing on their use of data to offer free services. For some of the internet companies, there's issues besides privacy. There's issues around fake news. And the authenticity of how their networks are being used.”
Masters in Business: “John Doerr on Sustainable Investments (Podcast)”
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