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Adam Sigel
@adamsigel · PM @LastPass, Creator @bosproduct
My wife was a member of the inaugural Boston class, and I did the following session. It's a great program for career changers—it massively accelerated my startup network. I particularly appreciate SI's focus on EQ in additional to hard skills. Being better at Photoshop or Rails or inside sales is helpful, but in startups it's critical to understand how to co… See more
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Tom Masiero
@blendahtom · GM of LaunchBit
Interesting angle to take via an accelerator. Let's see if @aaron0 can jump in and answer some questions.
Patrick Cuttica
@pcutty · Product Marketing, Sprout Social
I know several folks who have done the Startup Institute in Chicago, including my brother @bcuttica who was part of the inaugural batch. I even helped teach a couple sessions on building marketing personas for the technical marketing track. It's an excellent program, specifically for those with some work experience that are looking to make a career change.
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Brian Cuttica
@bcuttica
As @PCutty mentioned I was part of the inaugural Chicago class. I'll second what @adamsigel said about SI being particularly beneficial for career changers. I am biased as that was my situation, but found that learning hard skills, combined with a warm introduction to a lot of Chicago companies, made the transition from finance to working with startups a l… See more