For the companies I run and work at, I look for:

-       Operations Guy: For non-software companies, does the day-to-day work that keeps the gears turning.

-       Technologist: Spends free time coding and building applications for the joy of doing it. May or may not have any business skills, but could build HAL3000 given enough time and computing power.

-       The Connector: Knows the very best customers and/or suppliers in the industry. Has no fear when it comes to reaching out to the very best people to find out what they need. Ideally, this person has some background in technology to understand what goes into a product.

The only common necessity is a drive and passion for working to make the current company or project the greatest thing in the world, seen and used by everyone.

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