VPs set strategy. Directors execute. But don’t assume that VPs always give directors the updates they need. Directors at fast-growing startups, suggests Meebo co-founder Elaine Wherry, need to aggressively pursue information if they want to avoid being blindsided by evolving top-level priorities and negotiations.
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