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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Ted Livingston’s rollercoaster ride as CEO of hit messaging startup Kik

The Next Web

I went to university in Waterloo in 2005 for engineering. That’s only important because, as part of the engineering degree there, you have to complete six four-month internships over your course,” Livingston tells TNW in an interview. A unique hiring route that sees prospective new staffers initially come aboard on a part-time basis.

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Out of the Crisis #27: Eren Bali of Carbon Health on public health, COVID vaccinations, and working as a unified society to solve problems

Startup Lessons Learned

What was that, 2009, 2010? I think it was 2009 and 10. EB : Honestly, I wasn't even aware of Silicon Valley or this whole concept of startups and tech companies until 2005. So, and then the second thing is like, occasionally, a lot of people would assume I'm a technical, like CTO of a company. EB : Yeah. EB : Yeah.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Tweet View Comments Guest Author Sep 20, 2009 This guest post was written by Meebo CEO Seth Sternberg. Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. There are only a tiny fraction of people who hit on all the right circumstances to go from prototype to hit in a straight trajectory. How To Get There.