HeyJaredWes Kao's Newsletter
A bi-weekly newsletter on managing up, executive communication, and standing out as a high-performer. Written by an a16z-backed founder.
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My top posts [bookmark this] (opens the original)
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👋 Hey, it’s Wes. Welcome to my newsletter on managing up, leading teams, and standing out as a high performer. To level up faster, join my 2-day course on Executive Communication & Influence. → The November cohort is the last workshop of the year. Reserve your spotSubscribe nowAn update about my newsletter: I’m moving my ne
The rise of the end-to-end operator (opens the original)
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👋 Hey, it’s Wes. Welcome to my newsletter on managing up, leading teams, and standing out as a high performer. To level up faster, join my course on Executive Communication & Influence. → UPDATE: The September cohort starts in two weeks and is 85% full. Reserve your seatRead time: 4 minutes<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Asve!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubsta
Turn bugs into features (opens the original)
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👋 Hey, it’s Wes. Welcome to my newsletter on managing up, leading teams, and standing out as a high performer. To level up faster, join my course on Executive Communication & Influence. → UPDATE: The Sept and Nov cohorts are the last cohorts of the year.I originally published a version of this essay in May 2020. Enjoy.Read time: 4 minutes<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bDVc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl
Before you delegate, ask yourself these 6 questions (opens the original)
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👋 Hey, it’s Wes. Welcome to my bi-weekly newsletter on managing up, leading teams, and standing out as a high performer. Check out my intensive course on Executive Communication & Influence. You’ll learn alongside mid-career operators from Netflix, Google, Stripe, Anthropic, etc. → Save your spot in the September cohortRead time: 6 minutes<div class="captio
Defensible, but not good (opens the original)
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👋 Hey, it’s Wes. Welcome to my newsletter on managing up, leading teams, and standing out as a high performer. To level up faster, check out my 2-day intensive course on Executive Communication & Influence. → Save your spot⛑️ If you’re looking for 1:1 coaching to dramatically improve your communication and leadership, learn more about my coaching approach.Read
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