Being a startup CEO is difficult and new for everyone. A regular routine for learning builds capability over time. I asked some Main Sequence CEOs what they do and received some incredibly valuable and generous responses that they have agreed I can share.

Mike Biercuk - CEO Q-CTRL

Mike founded Q-CTRL in 2017 to make quantum computers and sensors more useful with powerful control software. He stepped into the CEO seat from his role as a Professor of Quantum Physics at Sydney University where he continues today.

Mike's position is the rule to rule all rules.

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Ignore most advice like this because what works for me may not be right for thee.

The only thing to practice is to do the work and be seen to do the work by the team.  Because good staff (at least the kind I want to work with) want to be part of a winning team on a mission. 

Getting stuff done is most compelling as evidence of winning.

When you're tired or feeling lonely, get the work done.  

Don't consume yourself with "hacking the process" at the expense of actually doing the work.  

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Everything that I and others offer, is coming from a certain perspective. It works for some and not for others. Take all advice as an idea to try and not as a truth or a certain solution to a problem - as the Twitter threads would have you believe.

I also believe that we can build on the shoulders of giants so don't be closed to what people offer you. Take a moment and think about it.

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