At last week’s CIBC Presents Entrepreneurship 101 lecture, attendees heard Lance Laking, an experienced entrepreneur and MaRS advisor, speak about the key factors in building teams in companies – coupling the disparate values of peer-recognition motivated, technically focused staff with the “coin operated” attitude of a sales team.
Although this is somewhat of a chicken and egg question, which do you think is the most important: the technical folks who design and develop the product, or the sales people who convince customers to buy it? How should you, the company CEO, divide up the rewards?
Downloads and Resources
Weren’t able to attend the class? Need some notes or want to look something up? Click below for all of the goodies from the lecture.
- Class Summary: Human Capital: Building high performance teams for your start-up’s success
- Presentation: Human Capital: Building high performance teams for your start-up’s success
- Video: “Human Capital: Building high performance teams for your start-up’s success” on Vimeo
- Join the Facebook Group: CIBC Presents Entrepreneurship 101
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As the VP of Partner Programs at MaRS, Tony ensures that our external and internal programs work together. Tony also advises entrepreneurs and high growth companies, particularly in environmental, advanced materials and manufacturing markets, with a special emphasis on mentoring and development of entrepreneurs.
