Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao, Stanford professors and authors of “The Friction Project,” tell stories that illustrate the importance of understanding friction for a startup. Sutton discusses how an early app company improved their coordination. Rao encourages founders to apply a friction lens when they’re making decisions, giving examples about early hires and founder equity.

Video clips from: Smart Leaders Understand Friction [Entire Talk] [Explicit]

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Identifying Good Investors

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Leading Huge Organizations

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Speed Versus Long-Term Success [Explicit]

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Good Friction [Explicit]

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Origins of ‘The Friction Project’

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Friction for Aspiring Founders

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