E1108: SurveyMonkey CEO Zander Lurie on leading a public company thru COVID, role of a modern CEO

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Show notes:

0:00 Start

0:48 Jason intros SurveyMonkey CEO Zander Lurie

2:52 Releasing that COVID was a different kind of beast, adjusting to remote work

7:40 Benefits of remote work

10:55 LinkedIn Jobs - Get a $50 credit toward your first job post at https://www.linkedin.com/twist

12:41 Getting back to work in 2021, HR’s increased importance while fully remote

17:41 Thoughts on retroactively scaling pay by location, hiring pace fluctuations

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23:40 Figuring out the in-person/remote two class problem, why Zoom is the video conference category killer

28:06 Pipeline problem myth, championing diversity from the top down

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35:41 Changing role of the modern CEO, what are the key skills in 2020?

39:45 Sophistication of the modern SaaS customer, what is SurveyMonkey’s current business?

46:10 Zander’s insights from high-level SurveyMonkey results on where we are as Americans in 2020

52:07 Thoughts on the California exodus, reasons for optimism going forward

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