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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

He just hired Meg Whitman. Their idea is that consumers will want a subscription service for short form entertainment (10-minute programs) for mobile rather than full length movies. Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. Think YouTube meets Netflix).

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Hazards of Hiring

www.ericsink.com

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. Hire After the Need, Not Before. About Eric. twitter.com/eric_sink.

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”.

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Transformify Partners with Genashtim to Help Bridge the Skills Gap

Transformify

Back in 2014, Career Builder has published a research where 81 percent of hiring managers said it was at least “Somewhat Difficult” to fill open roles due to lack of skills, and 61 percent said they had an experience of hiring a person who was not totally qualified for the position. About Genashtim.

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Beyond the Full-Time CMO: How Companies are Opting for a Fractional Future

Duct Tape Marketing

In your experience, do you often work with companies lacking strategic hires, and do you assist in team building? Hey, John Jantsch (08:06): Have you ever tried to hire freelancers and found that the quality of work was lacking or you got all the outsourcing excuses as to why the work didn't get done on time? Do you see anything?

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Optimized Reviews May Be the Next Local SEO Edge :: Small Business.

Duct Tape Marketing

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners!

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Google Adds Reputation Management to Dashboard :: Small Business.

Duct Tape Marketing

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners!