The Wartime CEO: Vlad Tenev of Robinhood

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• Subtitle: GameStop and Crisis Management At the GameStop stuff, for instance, the things that I had to do was figure out how we communicate to the public what was going on with this very complex situation and then also raise uh billions of dollars overnight. You're woken up at 5:00 a.m. by a telephone call saying you need to raise $3 billion by the end of the day or you're toast. It's a CEO's worst nightmare. Vlad, the CEO of Robin Hood, lived through this story, came out the other side stronger than ever. Vlad's become legendary for this unflappable leadership through some of the most intense crises in startup history. Robin Hood's now a financial services juggernaut, but Vlad's journey was a roller coaster from the start. My GameStop trading frenzy that made headlines worldwide and landed him testifying before Congress to a full day outage during the COVID pandemic to navigating the 2022 market crash that saw their stock price plummet by more than 90%. Vlad's been in a 4D CEO roller coaster. While most CEOs panic under pressure, Vlad gets clarity. While others make reactive decisions, he builds methodically with a long-term robot. Today, you'll hear how to stay calm and ma...