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Is Going for Rapid Growth Always Good? Aren’t Startups So Much More?

Both Sides of the Table

He also nails the reason why venture capital is still necessary to grow large businesses quickly in a world where the costs of running startups have fallen dramatically. After all, growth equals high valuations and loads of venture capital! Ryan Lissack is the CTO of Maker Studios. So I like that bit, too.

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eve is coming to Austin

Austin Startup

But enough about what we do, I want to tell you our story; who we are and not only how we’ve managed to continue to grow despite the event industry shutdown but how we’re modernizing the standard workweek. I base the majority of my hiring decisions on what someone will contribute to the team rather than title. The story of eve Why?

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Ardent 1: Supercomputers Get Personal

Steve Blank

On a rainy day in Providence we tracked Andy down just as he was leaving for a trip to Europe. We told Andy we’d talk further when he got back from Europe. I would learn a ton from Gordon for over a decade, not only about practical heuristics for managing complex engineering projects (i.e. Wasn’t he a CTO or something? (He

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On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness

Both Sides of the Table

You want somebody who can do handset deals in the US, Europe & Asia. So yes, I want to hire somebody with really high IQ and EQ but not somebody who is more knowledgeable at your specific skill set than you are. You know, ‘venture’ capitalists? or; “I don’t have enough money to hire my team yet.

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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

VC Cafe

Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Investors will ask management what their “AI strategy” is before investing and will be wary of companies that don’t have one (Fred Wilson, USV). Some examples: AI will be the new mobile.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

Update: The end is near, Expensify is hiring a.NET programmer! As you might know, we’re hiring the best programmers in the world. If you are a startup looking to hire really excellent people, take notice of.NET on a resume, and ask why it’s there. And.NET’s languages (C#, IronPython, managed C++, etc.)

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