Episode 15: Finding a Great Technical Partner with Chris Stegner - CEO @ Very Big Things - a podcast by Will Weinraub

Today, I am excited to have the CEO of Very Big Things, Chris Stegner on the show today.

 Very Big Things is the crescendo of a journey that began after Chris’s first startup was acquired at the age of 13. Chris has been a serial entrepreneur, CTO, VC firm partner and also has been awarded “technology entrepreneur of the year” by the city of Miami. now, he is accomplishing some very big things at his new company: Very Big Things—an award winning digital products design and development agency.

In this episode, Chris Stegner dives deep into his background and explains why the best developers and entrepreneurs never give up and why they need to have sheer perseverance and determination to get far and overcome the most challenging problems. Then, Chris speaks about finding the perfect technical partner. 

Let's face it, any company you start is most likely going be a five to seven-year journey and you better make sure this partner is someone you really want to work with and Chris tells us what you should look for when making that decision.

Plus, Chris tells us common mistakes that entrepreneurs are making – and ones of those things is entrepreneurs is the BS that we tell ourselves. 

In this episode, Chris Stegner shares:

• Why perseverance and determination are the keys to success
• How to find the perfect technical partner
• Why every startup is a five to seven-year journey
• How to combat the common mistakes that entrepreneurs make
• Why nothing matters more than the team
• Personal stories on failure, lessons learned and overcoming adversity

Find Chris:

Very Big Things: https://verybigthings.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-stegner-30175825/

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