Navigating the Space between Vision and Execution

Building a successful company requires both clear vision and strong execution.  The two are inextricably linked, and a perpetual cycle of test-learn-adapt is the key to ensuring that each reinforces and amplifies the other. Karl has had an exceptional career leading companies to successful outcomes, so find out how he does it.

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Karl Siebrecht
Founder of Flexe, former Pres of Atlas (part of aQuantive).
Karl is a seasoned technology executive, with leadership experience in both startups and large, global corporations. Prior to co-founding his current company, Flexe, Karl was CEO of AdReady, a Seattle-based advertising technology company. He is also a founding Board member of EnergySavvy, a SaaS-based solution for energy efficiency management. Previously, Karl was President of Atlas at aQuantive, before its $6B acquisition by Microsoft, and earlier in his career he was a Manager at Bain & Company in Boston and a Diving Officer in the U.S. Navy.
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05

Feb

Wed

in-person

  • WHERE

    Seattle, WA

  • WHEN

    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • SPEAKER

    Karl Siebrecht

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Program

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Featured Speaker: Karl Siebrecht
Building a successful company requires both clear vision and strong execution.  The two are inextricably linked, and a perpetual cycle of test-learn-adapt is the key to ensuring that each reinforces and amplifies the other. 
5:00 PM - 5:40 PM
Group Session 1: Corporate Vision
  • What makes a compelling vision?  What have you seen work and not work?  How can it be best used in practice?
5:40 PM - 6:20 PM
Group Session 2: Operational Excellence
  • What are best practices around creating continuous learning mechanisms, either before or after finding product/market fit? How do you find and maintain operational excellence?
6:20 PM - 7:00 PM
Group Session 3: Goal Setting
  • What have you seen work well for setting and managing progress against goals/objectives?  OKRs? input/output metrics?  other?

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