{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexecs.beondeck.com%2Fepisodes%2Fmichal-79Zx2EE5","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Michal Cieplinski (CBO Pipe, ex General Counsel at Fundbox)","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b336d27e-b92c-4a94-9988-8285205f84ea/8650429b-6187-4824-b272-1d5c99eacd80/execs-cover-art.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/9bbdf66c-00b1-4569-8600-ef5bafd2b8e7\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Michal Cieplinski (CBO Pipe, ex General Counsel at Fundbox)\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Michal Cieplinski is the Chief Business Officer at Pipe. He has also spent time as General Counsel and CCO at Fundbox as well as a Senior VP at the Lending Club, among other roles.\n\nHe describes himself as a lawyer who has never really been a lawyer - meaning that “no” is a rare answer for him to give his fast-moving colleagues.\n\nIn this episode, we discussed the important role that a CBO plays at a high growth tech company. Michal shares tips on building legal teams, hiring speed for the rest of the org , and why you should hire for a plan, not a problem.\n\nFor anyone thinking deeply about their team’s legal function, this should be a great one.\n\n---\n\nExecs is a show for founders, operators, and pioneers who want to understand the playbooks, frameworks, and tactics that leading tech companies today have used to scale. \n"}