Then, he sold the company and landed a VP of marketing job at another startup. Two soft skills helped him navigate that journey, he says: empathy and risk taking. At Kickstarter, Taylor recently implemented a four-day workweek for his employees, a risk that comes with pros and cons. For now, it's paying off, Taylor told Time in June: "We've been just as productive or even more productive with a four-day workweek." Other risks aren't worth taking, Taylor says.

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Persons: Everette Taylor, Taylor, Constance Hadley, We've, hadn't, LinkedIn's, There's, there's Organizations: Virginia Tech, CNBC, Boston University Locations: Virginia