Here is the next episode of @iron pillar Big Picture podcast. In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with @Stephen Ciesinski, an LP, technologist, entrepreneur, professor, former President of @SRI and a distinguished member of the Iron Pillar Network (IPN). In this free flowing conversation, Steve takes us through his prolific professional and academic journey, but most importantly provides his own "nuggets of wisdom" for entrepreneurs:
- The long term vision
- The first product offering (getting out of the blocks)
- Don't confuse 'product' with your 'vision'
- Creating true product-market fit while thinking Big
- Culture trumps Strategy. Choose the early hires very carefully
- Understanding cultures and sales processes for selling into different geographies
There is a reason why Steve has been an admired member of the faculty at @Stanford Graduate School of Business for many years. And we, at Iron Pillar, are truly humbled and honored to have him as part of our family!
@Anand Prasanna @Ashok Ananthakrishnan @Ashish Shah @Pavan A. Gupte @Raj Chinai @Sajid Fazalbhoy
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