Lead Upwards

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The not‐so‐well‐hidden secret of business book publishing is that books require a mighty team effort. This book is born from the tremendous support, help, and guidance of numerous individuals. To the editorial and publishing sages Bill Faloon, Purvi Patel, Samantha Enders, Patricia Bateson, Abirami Srikandan, and Ashok Ravi, and the entire team at Wiley: You took a leap on me and for that I am unbelievably lucky and grateful. To Brad Feld, who introduced me to the Wiley team and has been a tremendous source of support and guidance along my startup journey. Your kindness ripples throughout many startup ecosystems, and I've been one of the many lucky ones impacted by your “give first” ethos.

To the contributors who generously shared their original insights in this book: Rachel Beisel, Chris Peacock, Allen Chong, John Rex, Aubrey Blanche, Anne Morriss, Chris Senesi, Gerry Valentine, Nick Mehta, Sue Heilbronner, Samantha McKenna, Mindy Lauck, Erin Rand, Emilia D'Anzica, Kaley Klemp, Jennifer Rice, Evan Hung, Jeff Bussgang, Analiese Brown, Nicole Wojno Smith, Jeff Ammons, Matt Heinz, Chris Motley, Dennis Adsit, Stephon Striplin, Matt Harada, Rand Fishkin, Jerry Colonna, Sarah Innocenzi, Colleen Blake, April Wensel, Dave King, Alana Corbett, Katrin Grunwald, Julie Penner, Kalev Kaarna, Dave Cass, Therese Pcornick, Nils Vinje, Josh Ashton, Hiten Shah, Taylor McLemore, Anthony Kennada, Mary Carter, Trier Bryant, and Kate Ghidinelli. Your contributions added invaluable ...