The responsibilities of a COO, for example, might include: 1. Adding executive bandwidth. The COO can serve as a business partner for technical or product-focused founders. 2. Scaling the company. High-growth companies have special needs around scaling and implementing simple processes (e.g., recruiting infrastructure, corporate governance, etc.). 3. Building out the executive team and organizational scaffold. COOs are often responsible for executives and teams in areas founders don’t understand well (e.g., finance, accounting, and sales). They can help in screening and hiring executives for
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