
Sharing 3 decades of startup wisdom & “Best Of” lessons after scaling a few iconic Silicon Valley companies (Intuit, Netflix, Mozilla Firefox) from Series A- IPO; incl. frameworks & playbooks from my coaching practice; www.benchboard.com
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For my entire career and the entire history of Venture Capital, the IPO was the defining financial milestone for private companies.
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Jim's passion is sharing 30+ years of experience in scaling top Silicon Valley's companies from Series A to IPO including Intuit, Netflix, and Mozilla Firefox. "Best Of's" & key framework/playbooks used in his coaching practice; www.benchboard.com
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