Timeless Principles of Building a Category King

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Achieving Escape Velocity Keith Krach, Chairman & CEO November 8 th , 2016 Stanford University DOCUSIGN CONFIDENTIAL

Transcript of Timeless Principles of Building a Category King

Achieving Escape Velocity

Keith Krach, Chairman & CEONovember 8th, 2016Stanford University

DOCUSIGN CONFIDENTIAL

Looks Easy

Find The Right Opportunity

Build a High Performance Team

Case Study

The Right Opportunity: Magnificent 7

Big Market

Focus, Focus, Focus

Positioning

Real Business Model

Execution

Money

The Team

Build a High Performance Team: The 3 Key Principles

Hire the Best People

Continue To Raise The Standard

Set A Clear Direction

Vision

Mission

Values

Team Rules

Long-term Goals

Strategy

Execution

“Built to Last” Playbook

Vision

Mission

Values

Team Rules

Long-term Goals

Strategy

Execution

“Built to Last” Playbook

Build The DocuSign Global Trust Network

Vision

Mission

Values

Team Rules

Long-term Goals

Strategy

Execution

“Built to Last” Playbook

The Global Standard for Digital Transaction

Management

Vision

Mission

Values

Team Rules

Long-term Goals

Strategy

Execution

“Built to Last” Playbook

Vision

Mission

Values

Team Rules

Long-term Goals

Strategy

Execution

“Built to Last” Playbook

Direct, honest and opencommunication

No idea is a bad idea

Raise the standardin everything we do

We are a team first,functional specialists second

Hire best people, especially if better than us

Vision

Mission

Values

Team Rules

Long-term Goals

Strategy

Execution

“Built to Last” Playbook

Growth Path to Profitability

Global Standard

Vision

Mission

Values

Team Rules

Long-term Goals

Strategy

Execution

“Built to Last” Playbook

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3rd Party Developers

Leveraged Growth Strategy

Barriers to Entry

Leverage

Value-Add Services Smart Contracts

Digital Transaction Management

Businesses

Consumers

Partners

xDTM Standard

Global Trust Network

Network Effect

Loyal Ecosystem

Value Proposition

Create Category / Platform

The Second Act

Vision

Mission

Values

Team Rules

Long-term Goals

Strategy

Execution

“Built to Last” Playbook

Does this Only Work in Business?

Sigma Chi Strategic Plan

Is It Timeless?

Building A High Performance Team

A Case Study

UC Berkeley Haas School of Business - 2006

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The Playbook

ProcureSoft

“The Agent for the Purchasing Agent”

September 1996

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Vision

Mission

Values

Team Rules

Goals

Strategy

Exec

Playbook Focus

Great sustaining organization in the

21st century.

Vision

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Mission

Be the Leader in Operating Resource

Management Software for Business to

Business Electronic Commerce

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Values

– Respect

– Integrity

– Courage

– Ambition

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Strong Team

TEAM RULES:

1. Direct/open/honest communication

2. No idea is a dumb idea

3. Always continue to raise the standard

4. We are a team first, functional specialists second

5. Hire the best people, especially if better than us

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Long term goals

• Grow Profitably and Predictably

• Focus on Customer Success

• Excellence and Balance

– Technology/Engineering/Product

– Sales/Marketing/Services

– Business Operations

• Culture- Teamwork, Values, Fun, (TVF)

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Strategy

– Out Focus

– Out Think

– Out Execute

Leveraged Growth Strategy

Barriers to Entry

Leverage

OperatingResource

Management

Fortune

500 Leaders

Suppliers

& Partners

Ariba Network

Global

2000 MajorityMid-Market

Value-Add

Services

Vertical

Communities

Value Proposition

Loyal Members

Leverage

E-Commerce

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Remember The 5 Leadership Imperatives

Challenge The Process

Inspire A Shared Vision

Enable Others To Act

Model The Way

Encourage The Heart

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