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John Hennessy,
Stanford University
A Good Team Needs Technical and Non-technical People
A good entrepreneurial company requires a variety of people with diverse skills, says Hennessy. Though there is a natural tendency to focus on the technology ...
Gajus Worthington,
Fluidigm
Building a Team and Picking the Right VCs
Worthington talks about how the founders understood that the key to creating a successful company was picking only the very best people at every level ...
Gajus Worthington,
Fluidigm
How to Recruit Top Talent
Worthington talks about how Fluidigm relied on two assets to help them recruit top talent: breakthrough technology and chemistry. Obviously, the technology was a big ...
Gajus Worthington,
Fluidigm
Founding Team: Technical or Business Saavy?
Worthington tried to create a balance between technical skills and business skills within the founding team. A mix of background provides a wider set of ...
Gajus Worthington,
Fluidigm
Forming the Founding Team and Seizing the Opportunity
Gajus Worthington, co-founder of Fluidigm, talks about how the three members of the founding team of Fluidigm met in Stanford Physics professor Doug Osheroff's lab. ...
Joe Britt,
Danger
Matt Hershenson,
Danger
The Founding of Danger
The three founders had become bored in their day jobs and were ready to take on something more challenging. Rubio had rented out a little ...
Lynn Reedy,
eBay
Stephanie Tilenius,
eBay
What Are the Three Key Factors in eBay’s Success?
Reedy talks about the three key factors in eBay's success:
1) A great idea
Kim Smith,
New Schools Venture Fund
Forming the Founding Team
Smith believes that the most successful teams combine someone who has experience within the system, someone who understands technology, and a sales expert. The environment ...
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