Investing in, building, and scaling companies. Previously @Scribd, @MatrixPartners, @Square, @Google, and @Slide.
Joined March 2009
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Jared Fliesler retweeted
18 Apr 2025
.@jaredsf joins the latest episode of Modern Relationships to discuss:
* Why core belief alignment determine long-term happiness
* The difference between "horse trading" and bad compromises
* How to know when you've found "good enough"
* The counterintuitive reason most people compromise too much
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24 Oct 2024
Great conversation with @kellidragovich and @NolanChurch on the HR Heretics Podcast about Founder Mode, radical approaches to people operations, hiring in hypergrowth, and the hedonic treadmill that keeps people perpetually shy of happiness.
Thanks for having me on the show!
24 Oct 2024
In this episode of HR Heretics, @NolanChurch and @kellidragovich talks with Silicon Valley prodigy turned seasoned operator and former Google director @JaredSF.
From revolutionizing feedback systems to challenging the "founder mode" hype, Jared shares raw insights from his journey as Silicon Valley's youngest executive.
But that's just the beginning – he also unveils the psychological trap keeping high achievers perpetually unfulfilled (hint: it's not what you think), and shares the counterintuitive secret to genuine satisfaction.
Whether you're a startup founder, HR leader, or ambitious professional, this episode will fundamentally change how you think about performance, leadership, and success. Warning: your perspective on workplace traditions will never be the same.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:13) Intro
(00:59) Radical Performance Review Process
(06:18) Getting the CEO on Board
(08:48) People Operations as Core Business
(10:20) The Move Away from Performance Reviews
(10:50) Feedback Systems for Introverts
(12:07) The Semantics of Performance Reviews
(12:48) Experimenting with Performance Reviews
(13:52) Founder Mode
(19:17) Sponsor: Metaview
(20:10) Copy-pasting Culture Decks
(20:54) Revolt Against Traditional Management
(21:46) Fandiger Mounder
(22:16) Treating People Like Wrists
(24:14) Being the Youngest Person in the Room
(27:37) The Importance of EQ
(28:42) Layoff Experience
(30:35) The Ego Trap
(32:38) Founder Coaching
(33:03) Jared's Coaching Practice
(37:21) Hiring and Firing in Hyper Growth
(37:54) Hire With Speed, Fire with Respect
(42:00) The Cost of PIPs
(43:04) The Importance of Respect
(43:52) The Hedonic Treadmill
(48:06) Gratitude as the Antidote
(48:22) Wrap
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It's here on X in full, and on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple. Links in comment.
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18 Oct 2024
Nice chatting with long-time friend @aspec00 on grit, misconceptions about “work life balance”, and the ever-elusive pursuit of happiness. Thanks for having me on the podcast!
open.spotify.com/episode/2tp…
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We'll do whatever it takes to fix K-12 education — including changing state laws.
There are now 50,000 new locations where microschools can open across Florida.
If we’re going to fix our K-12 education system, we need to launch 1,000’s of new schools.
Let's get to work.
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25 Jan 2022
Thanks for having me on the new podcast @eriktorenberg - always fun chatting about company building!
We're releasing 3 episodes at launch.
First, @jaredsf shares insights from over a decade in hyper-growth companies, including as GM at Slide (acq. by @google), COO at Scribd & VP at Square, where he grew the payment processing business from $2B to $10B
↳podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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27 Apr 2020
Co-hosting On Deck Wed 5:30-6:30 pm PDT for Square, Slack, Dropbox, Stripe alumni looking to make their next move. On Deck helps folks make the jump to starting their own company - 450 people formed 160 startups and raised $80M to-date! RSVP: beondeck.typeform.com/to/ccz…
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Jared Fliesler retweeted
15 Apr 2020
Trying to order groceries online and wondering why you can’t get a delivery slot?
The answer is that online grocery delivery wasn’t designed for ecommerce.
A thread 👇
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Jared Fliesler retweeted
25 Mar 2020
“The Bay Area and New York City had about 300 and 450 cases, respectively, when the Bay Area stay-home orders were issued on March 16. Four days later, when Cuomo shut down the state, New York City had 5,500 cases. The Bay Area: 539.” #StayHomeSaveLives
24 Mar 2020
Coronavirus erupted throughout New York, but public health officials are wondering why the same rate of the outbreak hasn't happened on the West Coast. trib.al/S54XJUy
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Jared Fliesler retweeted
17 Mar 2020
We can now read the Imperial College report on COVID-19 that led to the extreme measures we've seen in the US this week. Read it; it's terrifying. I'll offer a summary in this thread; please correct me if I've gotten it wrong.
imperial.ac.uk/media/imperia…
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Jared Fliesler retweeted
14 Mar 2020
Hiring warehouse (onsite SF) and customer support (remote) roles @farmsteadapp, delivering food to Bay Area doorsteps. Please RT, email hiring@farmsteadapp.com with resume and *short* note about yourself, availability.
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Jared Fliesler retweeted
27 Nov 2019
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
@vkhosla: *nudging me* an AI could do this
Me: Not now
@vkhosla: This is a perfect use case, you can't have a doctor on every flight.
Me: Dad, there's a real emergency happening
@vkhosla: There should be a startup for this.
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25 Nov 2019
The last year and a half has been an incredible journey at @Scribd. I’m so proud of our team and both the company and culture we’re building. Excited to announce that we just closed a new round! Thanks for the partnership @tripadler
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25 Nov 2019
Reading Service Scribd Just Closed A Huge $58 Million Funding Round via @forbes forbes.com/sites/adamrowe1/2…
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29 Apr 2019
Great discussion with @eriktorenberg and @delk on COOs (both the evolving role and when to hire one), operating companies, and lessons learned: spreaker.com/user/10197011/a…
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Jared Fliesler retweeted
3 Apr 2019
Excited to be part of a new publishing experiment, as my ebook "Mueller's War" launches today with @Scribd's new "@Scribd Originals" program: blog.scribd.com/home/introdu…
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3 Apr 2019
We’re excited to launch Scribd Originals! Check out our first original and there will be a number of exciting new works coming in the next few months.
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Jared Fliesler retweeted
1 Apr 2019
I’m loving this App 🤗
What is the best #audiobook you’ve read so far, even if it is from another app ?
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31 Mar 2019
Check out our next @Scribd event in NYC where @danbharris will be discussing his book 10% Happier. Excited to be partnering with @nytimes for this: timesevents.nytimes.com/scri…
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28 Jan 2019
So proud of the @Scribd team for hitting the 1M subscriber milestone! It’s gonna be a busy year :) techcrunch.com/2019/01/28/sc…
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