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If, Why, and How Founders Should Hire a “Professional” CEO

Reid Hoffman

My partners at Greylock and I have invested in a number of young founding CEOs who match this pattern and are doing a fantastic job leading their companies through hypergrowth, such as Brian Chesky of AirBnB and Drew Houston of Dropbox. After more than a year of searching, we brought Dan Nye in as LinkedIn’s new CEO at the beginning of 2007.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

Both Sides of the Table

I was on an airplane 2-3 times / week meeting potential customers, investors, employees, business partners and the press. I canceled my first ever extended family trip to Hawaii less than a week before going. Dinners were consumed with customers or in hotels and often past 10pm. My family went without me.

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23 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

After relocating to the United States ин 2007, my husband and I were looking for ways for the family to stay physically healthy. Our company is judged daily by our clients, employees, vendors, lenders, investors and business partners. Thanks to Tiffany Mason, Mason Coaching and Consulting ! 12) Young People Smiling.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Law Firm Wilson Sonsini Now Preparing.

Altgate

  Not surprisingly, WSGR Partner Yokum Taku, who I've previously written about , is the key co-conspirator behind making this tool public.  link] Inouye gets Hawaii Democratic nod for Senate North Capitol Street [.]   Building that must have been crazy.