Claire Hughes Johnson: Former COO of Stripe

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MM.02 Early career advice, cultivating company culture, and when to hire a COO Jul 11, 2023 I talk to people and record it! Some call this sort of thing a podcast. I call mine Moth Minds and the premise is “interviews with high-agency humans." Subscribe to hear the latest on a weekly(ish) basis: Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon, and Pocket Casts. Highlights: The best COO’s are builder generalists who can incubate things, take any curve ball that comes their way, and are complementary to the founders they work with. The time to think about hiring a COO is when a company needs to add…

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