25 min

Insights on Inciting Change with John Munro Perfect Pitch by Kickstart

    • Entrepreneurship

As a founder, you're facing constant pressure to perform. Whether it's to your employees or your investors, you have a lot to prove. Now, imagine you're hired as a CEO for a startup that's had not one, not two, but five separate CEOs. This week, we're talking with someone who has filled those very shoes and has taken a struggling startup to one that's been acquired by a major enterprise. Join us in today’s conversation with John Munro, CEO of Chargeback, and investor Gavin Christensen of Kickstart (a VC firm for startups in Utah, Colorado, and the Mountain West) as we bring you both sides of a Perfect Pitch. In this episode, we’ll talk about:
John’s transition from COO to CEO at Chargeback
The mental impacts of a high pressure role
An investors’ perspective of a startup that went from low-performance to acquisition
Identifying whether your board is one you want to accept or change

As a founder, you're facing constant pressure to perform. Whether it's to your employees or your investors, you have a lot to prove. Now, imagine you're hired as a CEO for a startup that's had not one, not two, but five separate CEOs. This week, we're talking with someone who has filled those very shoes and has taken a struggling startup to one that's been acquired by a major enterprise. Join us in today’s conversation with John Munro, CEO of Chargeback, and investor Gavin Christensen of Kickstart (a VC firm for startups in Utah, Colorado, and the Mountain West) as we bring you both sides of a Perfect Pitch. In this episode, we’ll talk about:
John’s transition from COO to CEO at Chargeback
The mental impacts of a high pressure role
An investors’ perspective of a startup that went from low-performance to acquisition
Identifying whether your board is one you want to accept or change

25 min