Building Enduring Companies: Lessons from Microsoft, IBM and Symantec - Lightspeed Venture Partners
Channel: Slush
Date: 2022-11-22

Building Enduring Companies: Lessons from Microsoft, IBM and Symantec - (Lightspeed Venture Partners) John W. Thompson and (Lightspeed Venture Partners) Paul Murphy

John W. Thompson has been leading technology companies for four decades. Most notably, he succeeded Bill Gates as the chairman of Microsoft from 2014 to 2021 and guided the company through a CEO transition. Additionally, he has served as a Chair and CEO of Symantec and held numerous executive positions at IBM. John is no stranger to the weight of responsibility, the complexity of leadership, and innovation in the ever-changing technology environment.

While there are no shortcuts to building companies, there are ways in which you can prepare to make them endure the storms. John will step onto the Slush stage with Paul Murphy, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, to share his life-long lessons on building enduring companies and making tough decisions in leadership positions.