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The Mentor Minute gives you exclusive startup video clips from the Founder Institute's worldwide network of 40,000+ mentors. For more Mentor Minutes, visit our Startup Founder 101 YouTube Channel

In this special Investor-edition of the Minute, , Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures, explains why CEO's should work hard to make themselves redundant. 

To learn more from Manu, join him at the 16th Founder Showcase, where he will be serving on the competition panel alongside other high-profile investors at Silicon Valley’s leading seed-stage startup event. Tickets are very limited, so reserve your spot today

According to Manu:

They need to hire and build a team around them where the people can do everything better than they can. And eventually if you follow this rule of trying to make yourself redundant, then you've built this amazing team and the company can run by itself."

               

If you'd like to network with top Silicon Valley startups, investors, and CEOs, purchase your tickets to the 16th Founder Showcase today.

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