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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 13, 2015
The question is: How do you decide what role is most important to hire for? So, a technical founder decides she needs another developer, or a sales-oriented founder decides she needs another sales person. If I hire someone to do X, I’ll have time for Y and Z. Hire the best person for that role.
This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
A week or so ago, we launched the Key Hire Wire at First Round. VP of Sales, Monetate - Philadelphia, PA A finger hovers above a mouse button. and oh would it go well with the shoes it clicked on the last time it was here. Let’s face it, most successful businesses are—at their core—sales organizations.
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Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 28, 2014
To give you a sense of how we’ll do that, we’re introducing you to three of our speakers—all of whom are appearing for the first time at The Lean Startup Conference, and all of whom have advice you can put to work today. Note that summer sale pricing for the conference ends on Monday night, so register now for the best deal possible.
www.bothsidesofthetable.com
MAY 13, 2012
Sales & Marketing. Want to Know Difference Between a CTO and a VP of Engineering? I recently did a post for startups on understanding sales people. I hope many will read this and have an answer for the question, “what’s the different between a CTO and a VP of Engineering?”
Version One Ventures
MAY 23, 2019
And Sin-Mei Tsai , VP of Engineering at Shippo, discussed code quality. And she has just about completed 60 to 140 ( Ada is hiring !). Unlike “traditional” departments such as Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, BD, Customer Support/Success, People is a relatively new leadership function.
View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
Now it’s time to discuss the “where”. As a seed-stage company, it is understandable to have a nascent (or non-existent) product and a barebone team relative to the great ambition of the company. Once you get to this part of the pitch, investors are trying to get a few things out of this slide: The “people roadmap”.
Steve Blank
JULY 11, 2017
The director had complained to his boss, the VP of Engineering, who admitted his hands were tied, as this was a “facilities matter,” and the VP of facilities reported to the CFO. So, this was a meeting of last resort, as the engineering director was making one last appeal to the CFO to keep his team in town.
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