Startup Leader Interview: Tom Spengler PrimeGov Exec Chairman 5u1pb

Venture Scaler

05/11/2020

In this interview with Tom Spengler, Executive Chairman at PrimeGov, we’re talking about how to...

In this interview with Tom Spengler, Executive Chairman at PrimeGov, we’re talking about how to scale your startup... Tom is PrimeGov’s, Executive Chairman. He has over 20 years of domain experience as the Co-founder and former CEO of Granicus from 1999 to 2015. Tom is ionate about improving government through technology and has helped bring several marketing leadings products to market over the past 20 years. Tom also sits on the Board of Directors for a number of technology companies including Propylon and Ascendify.
Bio: https://www.primegov.com/tom-spengler
Key talking points:
Best decision their team made after their series A
What to focus on 12-18 mo after raising capital OR when scaling quickly
How the CEO role changes through business growth
Talking through Tom's favorite stages of growth
How to build a recruiting culture and the questions to find the right talent
What to consider when deg compensation and diversity philosophies
When to hire key executives/leaders and which executives to hire
The biggest differences between company building in AZ and SF
#1 piece of advice for company builders


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