Brian Halligan

Oct 1, 2024 | sequoiacap.com | Brian Halligan

In my work as an investor with Sequoia and Propeller, many CEOs pick my brain about the journey from startup founder to scaleup CEO. It was indeed a long strange trip, but one on which I learned a lot. Here's a list of Halliganism's I picked up along the way that I hope will help some of you on that same journey. LeadingPerspiration vs Inspiration: In startup mode, the CEO role is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration. In scaleup mode, the CEO role is 10% perspiration and 90% inspiration.

Aug 7, 2023 | linkedin.com | Brian Halligan

Brian Halligan Brian Halligan Co-Founder at HubSpot, Co-Founder at Propeller VC Published Aug 7, 2023 There I was at the New York Stock Exchange. I was excited. A little nervous. Anxious. I was there, along with my team, to ring the bell. The company, HubSpot, where I was CEO had just gone public. Dream come true.   My road to becoming a public CEO had started a long long time ago. Feels like it was the 1700s.

Jul 18, 2023 | linkedin.com | Brian Halligan

Brian Halligan Brian Halligan Co-Founder at HubSpot, Co-Founder at Propeller VC Published Jul 18, 2023 I meet with lots of CEOs who want to pick my brain on the journey from starting to scaling HubSpot as its CEO. It was indeed a long strange trip, but one I learned a lot on. Here are some of the things that I learned that I hope might help some of you CEOs out there or potential CEOs out there who want to scale your business.