Up and Running
MAY 20, 2019
There’s a famous scene in the cult-classic 1999 movie “ Office Space “ where the main character, Peter, is confronted by his boss, Bill. What literally haunts his dreams are not big things like salary or responsibilities or key projects. Where possible, be specific with names. Give each a name and a stock photo.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
The price of property has an inherent value tied to two factors: 1) the rental rate you could charge for your property and 2) annual salaries in a given geography. We jockey to make sure the press release has our names on it. Most of these companies will not get big enough and earn enough profits to pay big enough salaries for teams.
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2010
I was paid less in salary in 2004 than I was paid at the job I quit in 1999 (a job I had held 8+ years). We were all at each other’s weddings, brit milah / baby namings and unfortunately a funeral. No employees wanted to join startups – they were all looking for stable jobs. We were family. We ARE family.
Pascal's View
JULY 1, 2014
Can you name five benign dictators who have ruled successfully for any meaningful period of time (non-fiction)? Can you name five successful, long serving CEO’s (excluding Warren Buffett ) whose governance histories are free of the “high-beta” associated with outliers such as Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs ? It’s not easy.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2019
The right company and colleagues are better than the perfect title, role or brand name. It was 1999 and I had valuable Internet skills. I cut my salary in half and started my own company. I found a firm that was interested but they told me they hadn’t raised enough money yet to pay me a full salary. Find your tribes.
Reid Hoffman
MAY 16, 2020
My generation, dubbed Generation X after a popular novel of the same name , was typically characterized as being aimless and cynical, prematurely embittered by dead-end jobs, the generally awful state of the world, and an overall sense of cultural exhaustion. It’s not just a salary issue. It was 1999. Think about it.
Sophia Perl of Wisdom
AUGUST 27, 2011
Hahaha, I laugh because later in his talk he mentions another website with a long name. One idea that never took off was NameMyThingey.com where you can crowdsource business names. People would get 50-100 name recommendations and be indecisive and not choose a name after all. Alright back to the talk.
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