In this week’s episode, Mark shares with us the essential skills that no one taught you. We talk about these topics covered in his book and the lessons he has learned in his own career. Mark shares how to create a healthy, intentional company culture, how to utilize positive, open conflict, as well as strategies to understand and overcome communication differences.
Bio:
Hands-on CTO; works at code, architecture, and strategic levels. B2B SaaS, app builder, 10+ patents. Scale, scale, scale. (Occasionally turn-around, then scale.)
– VC & PE: Scaled multiple startups and turnarounds 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝟐-𝟕𝐱 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲.
– Expanded companies internationally, opening offices in the EU and Asia.
– Launched video marketplace at NBC (now Hulu).
– Created multiple double-sided marketplaces (labor, lead gen, video, content, financial) 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 $𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐌+ 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞.
– Created and taught classes at 𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐁𝐒 for thousands of students.
– Led engineering, product, and data science (AI/ML) teams (𝟏𝟎-𝟏𝟎𝟎+ 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞)
– Experienced board member.
Industries: 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚, 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 / 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧, 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 / 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡.
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
– Author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success that No One Taught You inspired by 20+ years of teaching engineering students at MIT and elsewhere.
– Hundreds of media appearances (NPR, Forbes, Linkedin News, MIT Technology Review).
– Created the Brain Bump app (https://brainbumpapp.com/) which helps consumers of non-fiction books, blogs, podcasts, classes, and talks better access and retain what they learn. Two patents granted and three pending.
Get In Touch:
Mark Herschberg’s LinkedIn Profile
