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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. Couldn’t we just hire a COO and have you stay as CEO?”.

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The Trend Towards Lean Startups :: Small Business Marketing Blog.

Duct Tape Marketing

Drew Houston, CEO and Founder of Dropbox applied Eric Ries’s Lean Startup concepts and started iterating their product much faster in order to test what customers really wanted, early and often. One of my favorite case studies in the book involves a tool I use everyday – Dropbox.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

One of the main reasons why my partners and I started TopFire Media is to fill a void within the franchise arena. Jessica Houston Enterprises is a women’s empowerment business that provides personal and professional development training. Thanks to Dr. Jessica Houston, Jessica Houston Enterprises ! 4) Fill a void.