{"product_id":"9781637746905","title":"Founders, Keepers","description":"Author: Richard Hagberg\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781637746905\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: BenBella Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on decades of empirical research and data, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFounders, Keepers \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egives founders a practical roadmap for navigating the inevitable challenges that come with startup growth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Every founder is a time bomb waiting to explode. Why? Because the same personal attributes a founder needs to launch a startup \u003ci\u003ewill invariably blow it up\u003c\/i\u003e. Successful founders learn how to defuse their worst impulses and build durable companies. But most don’t.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n For founders, investors, and academics alike, \u003ci\u003eFounders, Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e is the distillation of a lengthy collaboration between Rich Hagberg, Silicon Valley’s “CEO Whisperer,” and his client Tien Tzuo, founder and CEO of Zuora. Steeped in nearly 40 years of research in leadership psychology, it delivers a Swiss Army knife of mental models and practical tools that will give founders a much better chance of making it to the next level of success.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n This sharp, lively guide gives readers insights into:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe three pillars of leadership every founder needs to be successful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow certain personality traits can lead to fatally flawed decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon blind spots, including the default tendencies and leadership styles that often undermine success\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe key factors that differentiate successful and unsuccessful founders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy founders often frustrate their investors, partners, and employees—and what to do instead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n It’s a difficult but unavoidable truth: in order to grow a startup, you have to grow as a person. Founders may be unable to account for all the complexities entailed in scaling a company, but they \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e learn how to account for themselves. \u003ci\u003eFounders, Keepers \u003c\/i\u003eoffers the way forward.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46585520128158,"sku":"HPC-9781637746905","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781637746905.jpg?v=1772777088","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781637746905","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}