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Stories of Opportunity from the First Round Capital Key Hire Wire – VP of Sales, CTO, VP of Engineering

This is going to be BIG.

A week or so ago, we launched the Key Hire Wire at First Round. VP of Sales, Monetate - Philadelphia, PA A finger hovers above a mouse button. and oh would it go well with the shoes it clicked on the last time it was here. Let’s face it, most successful businesses are—at their core—sales organizations.

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Want to Know Difference Between a CTO and a VP of Engineering?

www.bothsidesofthetable.com

Sales & Marketing. Want to Know Difference Between a CTO and a VP of Engineering? I recently did a post for startups on understanding sales people. I hope many will read this and have an answer for the question, “what’s the different between a CTO and a VP of Engineering?”

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Last Chance for Summer Sale Prices

Startup Lessons Learned

To give you a sense of how we’ll do that, we’re introducing you to three of our speakers—all of whom are appearing for the first time at The Lean Startup Conference, and all of whom have advice you can put to work today. Note that summer sale pricing for the conference ends on Monday night, so register now for the best deal possible.

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How do I figure out who my next important hire should be?

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

The question is: How do you decide what role is most important to hire for? So, a technical founder decides she needs another developer, or a sales-oriented founder decides she needs another sales person. If I hire someone to do X, I’ll have time for Y and Z. Hire the best person for that role.

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Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Both Sides of the Table

I recently did a post for startups on understanding sales people. This time I thought I’d try and address engineering talent. I hope many will read this and have an answer for the question, “what’s the different between a CTO and a VP of Engineering?&#. I don’t believe that one exists.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #10: The most proven way to hire well

Austin Startup

It is all about how you hire the best and the amazing impact doing so will have on your culture. and Brant and I developed it since the beginning of Bazaarvoice before. And my answer always is, “Recruiting”. Recruiting has to be a top-three priority for any CEO, for any size organization. But they don’t know that.

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Pitch Deck Month: The “Where Are You Going?” Slide

View from Seed

Projecting from the seed stage, there are two types of team-building topics you want to address – key senior hires and org-level team building. As the company progresses through product market fit (PMF), you will want to highlight other key senior hires required to scale and round out the functional expertise of the exec team.