MindTouch: Can A Founder Who’s Hired The Wrong People Succeed? – with Aaron Fulkerson

Aaron Fulkerson, MindTouch, B2B, Hiring, System

In this interview I want to find out how a founder who says that he hired the wrong people ended up building a profitable software company.

Aaron Fulkerson is the founder and CEO of MindTouch, which turns its clients’ customers into happy users because of its cloud delivered social help center. Its clients include companies like Success Factors, PayPal, HTC, Accenture, and Intuit. I invited him here to hear how he did it.

Aaron Fulkerson

MindTouch

Aaron Fulkerson is the founder and CEO of MindTouch, which creates solutions for product help experiences that increase brand value, product competitiveness and user happiness.

 

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