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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI

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I spent nearly a decade building software for large companies and then advising companies on the same. 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. Good entrepreneurs have a penchant for doing vs. over-analyzing.

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The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective

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In a world where 90% of communications is non-verbal imagine what is lost on conference calls. CEO, VP Products and CTO must all be in the physical location. This is a topic that comes up often in Los Angeles because many CEOs are tempted to hire their tech teams in the Bay Area. Here are my personal biases: 1.