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Don’t hire people you know!

David Teten

Often, when startup founders first assemble teams, they hire familiar people – either people they know, or people like them. Those are good reasons to be friends, but poor reasons to hire someone. When you want to hire someone, you should strictly focus on hiring the best possible person for the open job.

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Don’t hire people you know!

David Teten

Often, when startup founders first assemble teams, they hire familiar people – either people they know, or people like them. Those are good reasons to be friends, but poor reasons to hire someone. When you want to hire someone, you should strictly focus on hiring the best possible person for the open job.

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4 Tips To Build A Deep Virtual Bench Of Talent

YoungUpstarts

days and data from DHI Hiring Indicators shows that the average job opening remained unfilled for 28.1 days in 2001-2003. Since implementing artificial intelligence into their recruiting process, Unilever saw the average time to hire an entry level candidate dramatically reduced from four months to four weeks.

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Put A Coin In It! Invest In Early Stage Startups To See Maximum ROI

YoungUpstarts

It’s simple; know how to spot potential and use your area of expertise to identify whether or not this startup’s product or service will become a lucrative asset to its audience. Here’s how to spot potential in a growing company when looking to invest: Assess the company’s product or service.

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Factual Data On Popular New Venture Success Timelines

Startup Professionals Musings

Even then, it struggled through the 80’s and 90’s, until the advent of the iMac and consumer products. Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg, while attending Harvard as a sophomore, concocted “Facemash” in 2003 to get a lost girlfriend off his mind. This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. In April, 1996, Yahoo!

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Smooth-Stone Changes Name to Calxeda; Adds Hires

Austin Startup

Exactly three months after its $48 Million funding announcement, Smooth-Stone today detailed its company momentum, including significant new executive hires, new office space and renaming the company. The new name, Calxeda , pronounced “Cal-zeh-dah,” is a derivative of the Latin for “Smooth-Stone.” Naval Nuclear Power Program.

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25 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Entrepreneurs That Best Represents Innovation and Disruption

Hearpreneur

Since then, Kylie has launched a separate swimwear line, a skincare brand, and a company for baby products. She founded The Body Shop with only fifteen products with greener, natural alternatives, and with a lot of hard work, her business took off and she turned into a successful entrepreneur. Photo Credit: Robert Calderon.