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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. but there are some people you just take an (extra) liking to and want to help.

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

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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. I prefer the first sales hires to be in the home office. If they can’t, I doubt it will become a big, important technical company.