About David Fano:

I am a serial entrepreneur and senior leader known for building high growth teams. Most recently I served as Chief Growth Officer of WeWork, where I was responsible for driving their rapid expansion and as a result increasing revenue 100% year-over-year for 4 consecutive years to a $4 billion annual run rate. Trained as an architect, my interests and expertise lie in connecting technology and data to help people work. Working cross functionally , I enable new insights into the knowledge management of technology, and develop approaches that leverage data to deliver value and drive business performance. I received his Master of Architecture with honors from Columbia University and was an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's GSAPP from 2006 - 2012. I have led seminars and workshops focusing on the impact of technology on design processes at conferences such as Autodesk University, RTC North America and AIA's Technology in Architectural Practice. 

On This Episode:

• David shares his background in architecture and why he got disenchanted with the industry.
• Learn how David quickly scaled to $4 BILLION.
• Find out the keys to building a high performing team.

Key Takeaways:

1. Make sure you don’t expand to quickly into other products. Focus on your blue ocean.
2. When it comes to leading a team, you must have a combination of autonomy and structure.
3. Just because something worked a certain way today doesn’t mean it will work the same way tomorrow.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Every level is a new devil.”
• “Systematically build empathy.”
• “You don’t have an awesome career by yourself.”
• “The answer doesn’t have to be ‘start a company.’”