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Give Them A Break… Hiring that $100000000x winner

by Nadine | Aug 5, 2008 | Executives, Investors, Venture Capital |

One of the top engineering designers in the Valley.  Top schools – top degrees.  Was a Distinguished Engineer at 2 major companies.  Was a co-founder of a custom design boutique in the late 1990s; sold it at the top of the market in early 2000; made beaucoup bucks. ...

Sales Executives — Show Me The Money… and Strategy… and Leadership

by Nadine | Aug 3, 2008 | Executive Search, Executives, Investors, Search Process, Venture Capital |

Recruiting for a Sales Executive is tricky.  It’s tempting to look just at the numbers.  Numbers – revenue ramp – are indeed important.  I’ve found many Companies don’t dig deep behind the numbers and then are disappointed when their Sales Executive doesn’t work out. ...

AlwaysOn GoingGreen Conference Discount — Act Now

by Nadine | Aug 1, 2008 | Clean Tech events -- issues, Investors, Venture Capital |

Contact John Schwartz at Jaxon1107@aol.com — mention my name — and get a 50% discount.  This may only be available for a few weeks.  As we get closer to the conference, the discounts disappear. See you in Sausalito Sept 15-17. Also, if you haven’t...

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do — When It’s Time To Say Goodbye (to a Founding CEO)

by Nadine | Jul 31, 2008 | Career, Executive Search, Executives, Investors, Transition, Venture Capital |

It must be something in the water…. I know more than a few early stage companies that are ready to bring in operating CEOs.  It’s a natural order of things in that world.  It’s very seldom that the Founding CEO has the skills to remain in that particular role as their...
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