Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

A good early-stage CEO needs to be accessible, to be accountable for producing results and should be establishing the cultural norms of the company through direct leadership at all levels. The bottom line is that the investors had never had these conversations. I’m not a big believer in too much hierarchy.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 21, 2013

I’ve probably been thinking about this topic a lot lately because I’ve been recently meeting with the other founder at a few of my portfolio companies. The conversations we’ve been having have a consistent set of themes. But then the company hired a VP of operations. And then a VP of finance. Related articles.

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firstround.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

I was their first full-time engineering hire and I helped build out the team and set the agenda for product development. When you’re at a large company however, especially as a software engineer, it’s easy to get disconnected from the business side of the organization and its direction. Author: Ian Langworth.

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