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Create Structure out of the Gate and You’ll Thank Yourself Later

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They close on the $750k, hire a buddy or two, buy some Macs, and get to work. ASC starts building product, but as they get into the thick of it, the team realizes executing on their vision is going to be extremely hard. Eventually early product demos start happening but they’re rough and the product looks very alpha.

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Gnip Is On Fire

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Gnip has been adding customers at rate that any investor would be proud of, is executing flawlessly on the product and operations side as it scales up, and is posting month over month growth numbers that put it in the “they are killing it&# category. I’m super proud of Jud and the team he’s built at Gnip.

CTO Hire 131
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The Magic Moment When You Shift To Executing As Fast As You Can

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years of product development and varying business approaches, Gnip found their magic moment about a year and half ago. They are hiring ! My friend Chris Moody , President/COO at Gnip , refers to this as the execution phase of a business and there is no better example of execution in our current portfolio than the team at Gnip.

China 137
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Creating Unexpected Joy

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Every decision from customer service to product development to whom they hire and fire is filtered through the lens of CUJ. It’s not simply a slogan or contrived corporate branding. It’s something they do. For everyone at their company, CUJ is a way of life.