Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 15, 2014
Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ). So why did Larry need to return?
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Sure, there are roles like CTO or CIO, but the input and decision making process has remained fairly static. Some of the things that have changed includes their ages, types of experience and the kind of expertise they offer a company. Things have shifted though for companies that are looking for board members. Today’s boardroom.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 5, 2010
In a world where 90% of communications is non-verbal imagine what is lost on conference calls. The best companies are built on common beliefs and culture – a common sense of purpose. Just watch companies that grow rapidly in even a single physical address and start to span multiple floors and you’ll know what I mean.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 26, 2010
I once had a startup team pitch me for an investment where the President of the company led the first call with me on his own. He told me that the CEO set the strategy but that he, the President, traveled to all of the conferences evangelizing on behalf of the company. He announced that they also had a CEO.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. On the other hand, I meet plenty of people who complain bitterly about corporate politics—sometimes even in the companies they run.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
This is part of my Startup Advice series. I had a picture in the office of my first company with the logo above and the capital letters JFDI. (In I spent nearly a decade building software for large companies and then advising companies on the same. Good entrepreneurs have a penchant for doing vs. over-analyzing.
SoCal CTO
OCTOBER 5, 2010
Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. I applied to hundreds of jobs: low-level VC roles, startups jobs, even to big tech companies. Big companies rejected me outright or gave me a courtesy interview before rejecting me. Kanye West. Carpe Diem.
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