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BEST-LED COMPANIES OF 2021


INTRODUCING INC.’S INAUGURAL RANKING OF AMERICA’S 250 BEST-LED COMPANIES


AFTER ANALYZING 1.3 MILLION DATA POINTS FROM MORE THAN 10,000 COMPANIES, THESE
FIRMS--AND THE LEADERS WHO RUN THEM--STAND OUT MOST.

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They are the unsung heroes of the U.S. economy. Companies with annual revenue
between $50 million and $2 billion. They're lithe enough to maneuver, but big
enough to have a broad impact. They employ 35 million people--about one in four
U.S. workers. They deliver nearly 40 percent of the country's economic vitality.
They are America's midsize companies, and it's time they are recognized. Looking
at 14 different points of comparison, Inc. is for the first time ranking
management excellence across the middle market--because thriving companies tend
to be well run. In aggregate, the 250 public and private companies, identified
here with the help of Inc. chief data scientist Arnobio Morelix and Shango Labs,
created more than 540,000 jobs and generated more than $140 billion in annual
revenue. The results are the following kernels of hard-won wisdom and sage
advice--on everything from hiring and retaining top talent to putting out fires
and managing amid a crisis. Because it's one thing to sing the praises of these
heroes of the U.S. economy. It's a far better thing to learn from them.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST





"I DO TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM POLITICS… BUT I DO BELIEVE IN STANDING UP FOR THINGS
THAT ARE FUNDAMENTALLY RIGHT."

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NO. 68

ARNOLD DONALD

CEO, CARNIVAL CORPORATION


"IF YOU’RE THE CEO OF A FAST-GROWING COMPANY AND YOU’RE NOT LEARNING YOUR NEXT
JOB RIGHT NOW, YOU’RE NOT DOING IT RIGHT."

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NO. 30

EMILY LEPROUST

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, TWIST BIOSCIENCE


"I FELT A REAL RESPONSIBILITY TO STEP UP AND SAY, ‘THIS ISN'T RIGHT, GOOGLE. YOU
NEED TO EITHER STOP COPYING WHAT WE'RE DOING OR PAY US."

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NO. 13

PATRICK SPENCE

CEO, SONOS


"I’VE TAKEN A PAGE OUT OF JEFF BEZOS’S BOOK AND GOTTEN RID OF SLIDES IN OUR
ORGANIZATION, AND I MAKE EVERYONE WRITE NARRATIVES."

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NO. 36

JENNIFER TEJADA

CEO, PAGERDUTY


"IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE MISTAKES THEMSELVES THAT BECOME MISSION CRITICAL, BUT
MORE SO HOW YOU HANDLE THEM AS A LEADER."

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NO. 202

JEN RUBIO

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, AWAY


"PEOPLE WANT TO BE AROUND SOMEONE WHO HAS A STRONG SET OF VALUES AND WHO IS
LIVING THEIR VALUES."

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NO. 32

ETHAN BROWN

FOUNDER AND CEO, BEYOND MEAT


"WE INSTRUCT OUR TEAMS TO CLOSE THEIR EYES, ENVISION THE PERSON THEY LOVE MOST
IN THE WORLD, AND DO WHAT THEY WOULD DO FOR THAT PERSON."

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NO. 33

ED PARK

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, DEVOTED HEALTH


"IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW GOOD MATTHEW AND I ARE ANYMORE. IT’S: HOW GOOD ARE OUR
LEADERSHIP TEAMS? AND HOW GOOD ARE THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAMS?"

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NO. 7

MICHELLE ZATLYN AND MATTHEW PRINCE

CO-FOUNDERS, CLOUDFLARE


"MOST THINGS IN LIFE DON’T WORK, AND IF YOU DON’T LEARN FROM THEM, HOW ARE YOU
EVER GOING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DOES WORK?"

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NO. 58

ANNE WOJCICKI

FOUNDER AND CEO, 23ANDME





THE TOP 10 BEST-LED COMPANIES

 * NO. 1SNOWFLAKE(NYS: SNOW)

 * NO. 2DOCUSIGN(NAS: DOCU)

 * NO. 3ROBINHOOD(NAS: HOOD)

 * NO. 4CROWDSTRIKE(NAS: CRWD)

 * NO. 5STRIPE

 * NO. 6SPACEX

 * NO. 7CLOUDFLARE(NYS: NET)

 * NO. 8OKTA(NAS: OKTA)

 * NO. 9DROPBOX(NAS: DBX)

 * NO. 10VEEVA SYSTEMS(NYS: VEEV)


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BEST-LED COMPANIES 2021

"Bet on things far into the future; it’ll arrive sooner than you expect."
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Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO, Databricks, Best-Led Companies No. 11
"If you go against what you believe, it won’t work—you’re the one running the
company."
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Trina Spear, co-founder and co-CEO, Figs, Best-Led Companies No. 55
"You have to be going someplace to lead--otherwise people won’t follow."
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Peter Gassner, co-founder and CEO, Veeva, Best-Led Companies No. 10
"Do everything you can to gather great people. All a company is is a group of
people that have gathered together to create a product or service."
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Elon Musk, Founder and CEO, SpaceX, Best-Led Companies No. 6
"Leadership is not about telling people what to do. It’s about setting up an
environment for them to do the best work of their lives."
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René Lacerte, Founder and CEO, Bill.com, Best-Led Companies No. 44
"When you know too much about a certain subject, that can bind your imagination
and cap your creativity."
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Daniel Schreiber, co-founder and CEO, Lemonade, Best-Led Companies No. 80
"It’s your job to stretch everyone’s imagination about what is possible. If you
stretch a little further every day, eventually you’ll wake up with something you
and your team are really proud of."
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Walter Driver, co-founder and co-CEO, Scopely, Best-Led Companies No. 130
"Bet on things far into the future; it’ll arrive sooner than you expect."
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Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO, Databricks, Best-Led Companies No. 11
"If you go against what you believe, it won’t work—you’re the one running the
company."
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Trina Spear, co-founder and co-CEO, Figs, Best-Led Companies No. 55
"You have to be going someplace to lead--otherwise people won’t follow."
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Peter Gassner, co-founder and CEO, Veeva, Best-Led Companies No. 10
"Do everything you can to gather great people. All a company is is a group of
people that have gathered together to create a product or service."
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Elon Musk, Founder and CEO, SpaceX, Best-Led Companies No. 6
"Leadership is not about telling people what to do. It’s about setting up an
environment for them to do the best work of their lives."
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René Lacerte, Founder and CEO, Bill.com, Best-Led Companies No. 44
"When you know too much about a certain subject, that can bind your imagination
and cap your creativity."
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Daniel Schreiber, co-founder and CEO, Lemonade, Best-Led Companies No. 80
"It’s your job to stretch everyone’s imagination about what is possible. If you
stretch a little further every day, eventually you’ll wake up with something you
and your team are really proud of."
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Walter Driver, co-founder and co-CEO, Scopely, Best-Led Companies No. 130
"Bet on things far into the future; it’ll arrive sooner than you expect."
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Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO, Databricks, Best-Led Companies No. 11
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