Version One Ventures

APRIL 11, 2019

This time, I am very excited to introduce Sin-Mei Tsai , VP of Engineering at Shippo , a Version One portfolio company. In fact, every time there is an engineering-related question, the first person I go to is Sin-Mei. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of getting to know Sin-Mei over many lunches.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I would discover that there was a more effective alternative in building a marketing department than hiring traditional marketers with MBA’s. Some of these advisors from the academic community would work with our of VP of Engineering and help us solve specific technical problems.

Engineer 218

Engineer Silicon Valley Part-Time VPE Advisory Board 218

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

I’ve convinced the team you’d be perfect, come join us as the VP of Marketing.” My ex-boss was going to be the VP of Engineering and I would report to the CEO whose marketing acumen and sales instincts seemed at the time to be telepathic and sense of theater was legend. Blog at WordPress.com.

North Carolina 129

North Carolina Silicon Valley Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE 129

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Its common to find a hacker at the heart of almost any successful technology company. And we cant hire new engineers any faster, because you cant be interviewing and debugging and fixing all at the same time! Even with the highest standards imaginable, theres no way to hire just genius hackers. Just change it.

Software Review 94

Software Review Technical Review Part-Time VPE San Francisco 94

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

So I initially gravitated to the CTO title, and not VP of Engineering. Instead, they find options and can communicate them to everyone in the company. Find the 80/20 - this was my favorite part of the job. I would love to see some blog posts on any experiences you have had with set-based design. Great piece!

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

The VP of Engineering says, “well we don’t have the resources or time, and as long as you know we could build better computers then you guys, why don’t you tell us the details about your computers.” Hiring a VP of Sales in customer discovery typically sets a startup back. Help them?!! So, here is my assignment.

Technology 142

Technology Silicon Valley Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE 142

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Expensify Blog. Update: The end is near, Expensify is hiring a.NET programmer! As you might know, we’re hiring the best programmers in the world. But finding such people is more than a full time job. Indeed, I spend about half my time on it, while Lisa spends about all hers. Sunday edit : Still going!

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