Fri, 07/16/2010 – 00:28 | by Jim Vollett In order to be successful, most early-stage tech companies need two very different types of innovation, and therefore, two very different types of CEO’s – technical/product innovation, supplied by the founder CEO, and managerial/sales innovation, supplied by the builder CEO. In addition,[…]
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Helping Founder CEO’s Turn Over the Reins
Fri, 07/16/2010 – 00:26 | by Jim Vollett The need for a transition During 18 years of executive coaching, I have discovered that in order to be successful, most early-stage tech companies need two very different types of innovation, and therefore two very different types of CEO’s: Technical innovation, supplied[…]
Helping Builder CEO’s Pick up the Reins
Fri, 07/16/2010 – 00:15 | by Jim Vollett The need for a transition In the first article of this series, Helping Founder CEO’s Turn Over The Reins, I reported that in order to be successful, most early-stage tech companies need two very different types of innovation, and therefore two very[…]
Helping Founders and Builders Work the Reins Together
Thu, 07/15/2010 – 23:58 | by Jim Vollett In the first article of this series, Helping Founder CEO’s Turn Over the Reins, I reported that in order to be successful, most early-stage tech companies need two very different types of innovation, and therefore two very different types of CEO’s–Technical/product innovation,[…]
The Role of the Board in Helping Founders & Builders work the Reins
Wed, 07/14/2010 – 20:46 | by Jim Vollett Here is a recap of the previous three articles in this series: In the first article of this series, Helping Founder CEO’s Turn Over the Reins, I reported that in order to be successful, most early-stage tech companies need two very different[…]