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How do you like to make decisions?
What do you believe is the purpose of a manager?
What do you believe motivates employees at your company?
From an employees perspective, what makes your company a unique place to work?
How do you recognize major achievements?
... basically I like to dig into culture (which is always top down), and empathy. I want to know whether the CEO considers employees people or a resource.
Runway length - Similar to above, trying to gauge if the company is self propelled or not
If received funding, how much and when was it received, also ask for burn rate here.
Very quick estimate of company health = Revenue per month - (burn rate per month + (head count * average monthly salary)).
Whenever I get a chance to talk to an obscenely wealthy person I always ask: "You have enough money you live the rest of your life in idle luxury. You could just go to the beach and never come back. If I had your money, that's what I would do. Why the heck are you still working?" Of course, if it's a job interview, and you want the job, maybe not the best question.
What I've found to be productive is to a) Work part-time and b) choose what I work on based on ROI and personal interest. Still plenty of time left for the beach if you work 15 hours per week on rewarding projects.
2. How do you encourage innovation at [place]?
3. How has your role from (research the person) changed going to CEO?
At what frequency is this value delivered to the stakeholder?
How does the stakeholder know they are receiving value?
How does the value compare with the price paid?
What is the product’s TAM?
What things are out of the company’s control?
If the company doesn’t have a self-serve product ask why?
What is the company’s short-term, long-term distribution strategy
Explanations here:
https://medium.com/@therealpankaj/interview-questions-to-ask...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know, but just in case this one is.
And how would you know that? What is the legal definition of wealthy? Sure, he or she might wear expensive clothes and drive a Tesla, but that doesn't mean he or she is swimming in personal debt.
Revenue rate - Does the company take any money in, or is it simply running off funding Runway length - Similar to above, trying to gauge if the company is self propelled or not If received funding, how much and when was it received, also ask for burn rate here. Very quick estimate of company health = Revenue per month - (burn rate per month + (head count * average monthly salary)).
Whenever I get a chance to talk to an obscenely wealthy person I always ask: "You have enough money you live the rest of your life in idle luxury. You could just go to the beach and never come back. If I had your money, that's what I would do. Why the heck are you still working?" Of course, if it's a job interview, and you want the job, maybe not the best question.
Some do go to the beach and never come back. Most dont. Because most are hyper-industrious. Their wealth is a side effect of their addiction to progress. Last Saturday I was at a billionaires house here in London, and he said he does it for the thrill of the hunt. Another told me beaches are boring. After you take 2-3 months off at the beach you want to do some more things, you want to return to what you're good at.…