One moment of anxiety changed the entire course of Foursquare's trajectory and founder Dennis Crowley's career. Over the next two years, he would find his own successor, step down as CEO, and move to an executive chairman role.

In this conversation, Crowley gives an honest account of what happened when he realized that he was no longer the right person to lead the company he founded.

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