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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

When I began practicing law I was hired by a firm where billable hours and collected fees were the only considerations for advancement. Business growth was exponential as clients appreciated the client-centered approach. Soon, I had more work than I could handle, and had to hire another attorney and staff member.

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Why We Prefer Founding CEOs

Ben's Blog

VMware—Diane Greene. (*) While not technically cofounders, Andy Grove and Thomas Watson, Sr. Andy Grove was Intel’s third employee (after the two cofounders Robert Noyce and Gordon E. Salmon points out that “not a single one of the 12 [candidates] is a CEO who was hired to run a company by its board of directors.”.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. Post launch, if you gain traction, is where the business person will help take the load off of the technical folks. The business person can take all the meetings while the technical folks work on making the product better. No phone system.