“I just hired a CFO… on his second week I said something he didn’t like and he put me for it… I love getting feedback and publicly reward people who give it.”

How I Invest with David Weisburd · E439: Ethan Thornton: The 22-Year-Old Building a $3.7 Billion Defense Company

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Instituted a feedback loop where any employee (including CFO) can publicly challenge the CEO’s decisions, rewarding public feedback

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