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JULY 1, 2010

We all like to think of startups as “non hierarchic&# organizations and to some extent that should be true. I never built a Google-sized business but I did build an organization from scratch that grew to 120 employees in 5 countries before we sold it. I’m not a big believer in too much hierarchy.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Not only do our business clients turn to us for lawsuits, but they also ask us to create efficient processes and develop their brands. We are not “finders” and usually serve the role of advisor and attorney. So, we both turned down job offers to create a new kind of practice – we are true “advocates.”

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JANUARY 25, 2016

I started as a teenager, and I did babysitting, life guarding, and swim coaching. So, we moved forward from there, and organically grew, creating a boutique agency. How did you handle going from a background in child care, to developing and app and figuring out the technology side of things?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

You’re sales person is getting blocked by the CTO who says she shouldn’t go above him but the CTO isn’t approving the deal. Yes, I know it’s my job as the CEO to be the coach for people and that’s fine. But “he didn’t have the budget to hire a developer until he had raised money!&#.

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MAY 27, 2013

He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. So naturally we’re pushing for him to drop critical information when their paths cross organically. Rob is driven to learn.

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