Q&A Jenny Lawton - Chief Strategy Officer

摘要

JW: What does the role of CSO entail at a company like MakerBot?JL: The things that report directly to me are legal, business development and anything new that needs to get off the ground, and HR. I came in as someone to handle people as we grow, so my job is really to make sure we have the systems in place as we grow and that we don't fall back on our weight - while staying true to our vision. Some of it is really tactical like making strategic plans and that there's a roadmap everyone can follow as we move forward. We spend a lot of time on hiring so that we have people that have the value set that we're looking for - people that love to learn, that can grow quickly, who want to want to be part of something big and are willing to work as part of a team to make sure that happens. We spend a lot of time making sure that they're a good cultural fit over and above a high level of proficiency; I'd rather have someone that can grow and learn rather than someone with awesome skills that's a bad cultural fit.