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Interview with Aaron Crayford, Rippol

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Aaron Crayford: Before Rippol, I was the CEO and CTO of Vusion, a company that provided HD video streaming. Before that, I was a student researcher as San Diego Sate University and a UCSD student. We've been running for eleven months now, with me and another eight people working full time, and about ten people part time.

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On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness

Both Sides of the Table

“Imagine you were a Phd wireless chip designer out of UCSD and then Qualcomm. So yes, I want to hire somebody with really high IQ and EQ but not somebody who is more knowledgeable at your specific skill set than you are. or; “I don’t have enough money to hire my team yet. Hiring a team is a data point.

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