Some CEOs and leaders avoid bureaucracy as too stifling, but are flatter hierarchies necessarily better?

I firmly believe that a company founder can become a great CEO with the right knowledge and skills. This is the topic of my upcoming presentation at SXSW on Friday, March 13: http://schedule.sxsw.

How’s this for a provocative book title? “Screw the Valley: A Coast-to-Coast Tour of America’s New Tech Startup Culture.

A clear, continuously updated org chart is a surprisingly effective tool for fostering great decision making.