Most founder CEOs will tell you that it's the people who matter most for a start-up's success'that entrepreneurial band of software engineers, product developers, marketing managers, finance associates, and others who can help bring an idea to life and then to market. Founder CEOs know that talent is a key building block of organizational success, along with strong leadership, a common purpose, and a performance-oriented culture. But many are less clear about how these building blocks may need to be restacked or shifted as the start-up evolves: How (and how many) people, processes, behaviors, and skill sets need to change as the company expands'particularly in fast-growth start-ups where companies can double themselves year on year' To find out, we interviewed scores of founder CEOs and top teams at successful technology start-ups, conducted in-depth analysis of public data, and supplemented all those data with discussions with relevant experts and industry veterans (see sidebar...
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