Both Sides of the Table
MAY 27, 2013
In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. In his spare time he raised nearly $30 million. Ask for help reviewing your press release. Assigns tasks. Already covered. But seriously. Assign away.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 16, 2015
The way we dealt with this issue is that we took each senior exec in the company (including the CFO and the CTO) and assigned them to important accounts. It is not uncommon for a board to learn about the CEOs fund-raising activities by having a friend forward a press article announcing a raise or the “leak” of a fund raising.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Now investors will pay attention, since scale-up funding is less risky and has a time frame. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better. Sell one.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 31, 2012
A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Now investors will pay attention, since scale-up funding is less risky and has a time frame. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better. Sell one.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 17, 2011
A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Now investors will pay attention, since scale-up funding is less risky and has a time frame. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better. Sell one.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 22, 2010
A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CIO) and a product lead (CTO). Now investors will pay attention, since scale-up funding is less risky and has a time frame. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better. Sell one.
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
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