Remove 1996 Remove Operations Remove Startup Remove Technical Cofounder
article thumbnail

Why We Prefer Founding CEOs

Ben's Blog

The conventional wisdom says a startup CEO should make way for a professional CEO once the company has achieved product-market fit. VMware—Diane Greene. (*) While not technically cofounders, Andy Grove and Thomas Watson, Sr. Andy Grove was Intel’s third employee (after the two cofounders Robert Noyce and Gordon E.

article thumbnail

The Playbook for Scale Up Nation

Seeing Both Sides

Israel has been branded the “startup nation.” Frequently cited as one of the world’s most vibrant innovation hubs, Israel boasts more startups per capita than any other country in the world. The bad news is that Israeli startups are struggling to scale. For good reason: A tiny country of only 8 million people — 0.1%