Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

He just hired Meg Whitman. With fewer than 10 employees but almost $2-billion dollars in the bank, they plan on jumping right in. Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. the ex-CEO of HP and eBay, as CEO of NewTV. And it may work.

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www.ericsink.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

2004-07-08 15:59:32 Hazards of Hiring. Summary : Eric offers guidelines for handling tough hiring decisions in a small ISV. In the many e-mails I received about that column, one of the most common questions was why didnt I list any hiring mistakes. Ill start with four general guidelines for how to proceed with a hiring decision.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I always say that it takes 18 months to un-train a big company employee from their bad habits when they join a startup. We went “nuclear&# and slimmed down to 33 people (yes, I know, still large by today’s standards but this was 2001), raised $10 million and we built a real company.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2014

Yet you know if you don’t start holding yourself and your employees accountable for these little things, they’ll eventually lead to bigger, more damaging sins. You can post core values on the company website and remind your employees about them via the company newsletter until you’re blue in the face. Regularly meet up and talk it out.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Employee safety is a significant part of daily business operations. For example, employers must consider employees’ safety in sales and marketing when travel is required. Employee safety in large scale production and manufacturing is the job of a safety supervisor and regulatory affairs representative.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2011

In my companies we thrive on the entrepreneurial spirit in our young employees, and consider mentoring them is key to their personal and professional growth, as well as that of our companies – so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to write this guest post. If you can’t, you either won’t sell, or will need to hire someone to write for you.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2014

Sinyard hires only employees who love biking and watches to see who does lunchtime group rides to separate the “talkers” from the “riders.” For instance, all employees want a chance to be respected, to be challenged, and to grow. He has been a regular panelist on television’s Forbes on FOX since the show’s inception in 2001.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel – Apple Stores to disrupting the music business with iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; and the App store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel – Apple Stores to disrupting the music business with iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; and the App store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights.

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VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2022

The Economist talked about “ Venture capital’s reckoning “ and why despite the crisis in the market, and the large number of layoffs in the market, this crisis will not be like the dot com bust in 2001. Remote hires represent the majority in the US in H1 2022. Remote hires are now the majority in the US (source: Carta).

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2018

In the world of HR, one of the biggest battles is finding and hiring exceptional employees. Telecommuting (or at least the option of it in certain situations) makes your company much more enticing to a talented employee. Founded in 2001, eFileCabinet, Inc. by Jesse Wood, CEO of eFileCabinet. Modern Tools.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 26, 2019

Being able to track your employees makes good business sense, especially if they are not tied to a desk or an office. If you employ a sales staff or have employees who work remotely or at home, you may need a way to track their location. But what if you want to track an employee without installing software? Can it be done?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. You don’t need to buy hardware – there’s Amazon AWS.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

It can also keep your employees employed or help you retain your job—a modicum of security in uncertain times. These companies tend to over rely on reducing the number of employees. An article on growth and marketing in the middle of a crisis—the current one or any other—can seem tone deaf. But nothing gets better if we stand still.

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Sabrina Starling, owner of Tap the Potential and author of the How to Hire the Best Series. Mike recently interviewed me about my newest book in the series, How to Hire the Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees. MIKE: Why did you write How to Hire the Best? That was the wish.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2020

Nevertheless, rising technology, individuals ‘ desire for more independence, and the high cost of hiring workers have led to a significant increase in the number of people going self-employed people. million people or 12% of the population worked for themselves in 2001. According to ONS data , 3.3 That spiked to 4.8

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Ben's Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

CEOs and employees work tirelessly to develop creative narratives that help them avoid dealing with the obvious facts. She left, but we were going to fire her, or give her a bad performance review” – High tech companies tend to track employee attrition in three categories: People who quit. ’Cause right now you’re just a liar.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

In 2019, we’ll be doubling down on this effort as we are hiring a GM for our CXO Advisory Board & Network ( job description here ). Google also unveiled plans to double its NYC employee base to 14k. Look at 2001 and 2008’s Lehman collapse and Sequoia RIP Good Times deck for lessons learned.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Home document management software is a tool that can turn niche employees like consultants, freelancers, and independent contractors into powerful, market-disrupting professionals. Founded in 2001, eFileCabinet, Inc. by Jesse Wood, CEO of eFileCabinet. Understanding Competitive Fees from The Consultants’ Perspective.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The company, Danatec, sold paper-based course materials for corporate trainers to use in safety training of employees. Your business success is influenced by many different types of people: prospects, customers, employees, funders, suppliers, distributors and even the public at large. Growth also strains employees physically.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 14, 2016

A durable, trendsetting presence in the industry since 2001, the Atlanta-based firm sends over a billion emails per day and is the go-to choice for over 14 million organizations and individuals around the world. Plus, I love the sense of humor the company and its employees have. Second, it’s very easy to learn and use.

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Babbling VC

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Although I probably couldn't of avoided this mistake, I underestimated at how many tables I'd be sitting alone in 2001. It's super hard to find the right employees for these businesses. There's a specific breed of employee who thrives in a start-up environment. The wrong employee can be poisonous for your culture.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

They really care about their employees, and have enough money to buy a fair amount of happiness. My team and I have created Happster, the first product created to take employee happiness to new heights through positive psychology. After retiring in 2001, I also joined a ladies networking group, On Purpose Networking for Women (OPN).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

My original post was directed at hiring managers. It said that I didn’t believe it was a good idea to hire job hoppers. My view still stands – for many hiring managers a large factor in looking through resumes of somebody who is 30+ and has never worked somewhere for more than 18 months will be the job hopping element.

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OnlyOnce

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

My various replies to comments are worth summarizing here – this is a reprint of my comment on Hacker News: First, my post was not intended to be general advice to employees of all companies on how to handle a situation where they’re starting to look for jobs. We have a long history of hiring back former employees here.

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I hired my TA as my first employee and paid him $12.50 My second employee signed the H1-B petition on behalf of the company so that I could be hired by my own company! I got my greencard approval in 2001, a few months after 9/11. At the same time, I was also working on the product.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Max Shapiro s People Connect Staffing has an innovative program called Employees Without Paychecks. Eventually I was able to scrape up a few bucks and hired Sarah to build me a website prototype. Eventually Ill hire a software geek of my own, but right now Im doing just fine without one. Finding Employees. Getting Hired.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The best start-up I ever invested in went bankrupt in 2001. Have not met anyone I wanted to hire who was willing to work for equity. My post looks at this from the consultant/employee point of view. Should You Hire People With Graduate Degrees for Your Startup? Ive also invested in a number of start-up failures.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

Good CEOs will look inside and say: “Hey, maybe we’ve been hiring a little bit too much during the sugar rush phase of the pandemic, and what does that mean for performance management? Can we squeeze out more from folks that we’ve hired, and are there things that maybe we have completely neglected? Have we become soft?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

Car sales in China went from 1 million in 2001 to 14 million in 2011. It’s much easier to just steal their ideas and hire their employees. Kind of reminded me of the drivers in Beijing – they were all driving in a way that made me think they all just got their drivers license – until I remembered that they did. In the U.S.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 21, 2016

Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees. In 2001 and 2002 I learned a brutal set of lessons, including experiencing that $100 million of paper money going to $0 when Interliant went bankrupt.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through this stage can help you minimize the chances of failure although identifying the problem first can be a great way to create a long-lasting strategy. He had the good fortune to be an early employee at Facebook. Conant wrote more than 30,000 handwritten notes to employees in over 10 years!

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

The third requirement to be a successful VC is finding resilient teams that are building companies and product that can stand up to external shocks such as recessions (in addition to “internal” shocks such as employee turnover, product delays, etc). Build solid relationships with strategic partners and customers.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

The third requirement to be a successful VC is finding resilient teams that are building companies and product that can stand up to external shocks such as recessions (in addition to “internal” shocks such as employee turnover, product delays, etc). Build solid relationships with strategic partners and customers.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 26, 2015

The third requirement to be a successful VC is finding resilient teams that are building companies and product that can stand up to external shocks such as recessions (in addition to “internal” shocks such as employee turnover, product delays, etc). Build solid relationships with strategic partners and customers.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

With over $1 billion in revenue, 2000 employees and a market capitalization of over $6 billion, Akamai has become a role model for scalable start-ups. Despite the Internet bubble bursting, the company was able to generate over $160 million in revenue in 2001. But the second year (2000) was simply astounding: nearly $90 million!

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 15, 2012

You will create an amazing environment and hire the smartest people to join you. Your employees are losing confidence and some of them have quit. You lose a great employee. The Struggle is when your employees think you are lying and you think they may be right. You hired the people. You feel just how I am.

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