femgineer.com

JULY 18, 2010

HOME About the Femgineer Speaking Engagements Reading List Recruiting Startup Engineers With the startup market taking off, there is always a clamor to find good engineers, developers, and designers. Sweat equity or salary? Here are some things to think about for those on the recruiting side: 1. Remember people only have two hands!

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Many will say “it’s going to be another 2009 vintage!” Startup salaries — especially on the engineering side — are at near record highs. Median rate for a Full-Stack Developer in 2016 in SF is $120,000. In 2009, according to some old Payscale data I dug up, that number was $90,000. There’s a lot of negativity out there.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

Size of the online gambling market from 2009 to 2020 (in billion U.S. Some might feel that they will reduce the cost by developing their own site. The salaries of the team will range from 200,000 dollars to 300,000 dollars depending on the company’s selection of staff. They went ahead to develop a leading casino.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 19, 2009 Lean hiring tips In preparing for the strategy series panel this week, I have been doing some thinking about costs. Almost all of it is in one giant fixed-cost bucket: salaries. January 21, 2009 6:39 AM Kevin Merritt said. January 21, 2009 1:19 PM Jon Bischke said.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

By the way, the salary, which was a good salary, was $27,000 entry salary, and engineers were paid $31,000 to $35,000. [00:10:30] ” And just – you develop a pattern over time that no matter how many times I try to say no to you, I can’t. Be an intern” And by the way, this is 2009.

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www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

One of the hottest trends in tech right now is NoSQL (If you’re a software developer get acquainted with it). The irony of Bray’s argument is of course that Android – the part of Google that pays his salary, is also Java-based (well, pending the outcome of the Oracle suit anyway ) and extremely innovative.

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www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

One of the hottest trends in tech right now is NoSQL (If you’re a software developer get acquainted with it). The irony of Bray’s argument is of course that Android – the part of Google that pays his salary, is also Java-based (well, pending the outcome of the Oracle suit anyway ) and extremely innovative.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

The first time we hired partners for Kibin was way back in late 2009. Developers weren’t as in high of demand. I’ve heard people say it’s impossible to hire good developers right now. I’ve heard people say it’s impossible to hire good developers right now. I disagree.

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Software By Rob

JULY 16, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← One of the Most Time Consuming Startup Roadblocks The Future of the Web is Small, Academic Earth, Beatles Rock Band, Top Developer Blogs, et al. Check out my book Like this post?

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Life Beyond Code

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Working hard because of lack of skill s: This is their first job and they had to “walk the extra mile&# to ensure that they develop the skills required to complete the job on time. They forget that they are “already&# getting paid a salary for the their contribution and the employer provides a framework for them to grow.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Thursday, January 22, 2009. However, it does not mention whether there is a base salary associated with the plan and if so what it is. Id appreciate any comments on how this would change as a base salary is added to the mix. Thanks for sharing Sophie Dupont Business Development Director SD-Efficiency Paris - France.

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Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2012

As a social enterprise prioritizes its mission to its people, a crucial step in forming a social enterprise is defining and developing your team of players. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009. The group of stakeholders includes employees, investors, customers, and anyone involved in the product supply chain. Social Enterprise'

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2015

Your salary history. . Sometimes, job applications will pose questions about your previous salaries. It’s a common trick for applicants to boost their salary figures a bit, simply to give themselves a bit of extra power when it comes to negotiating a starting salary for a new job. Other background information.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2009

Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System Posted on March 29, 2009 by steveblank This is post II of how I came to write “ The Secret History of Silicon Valley “ 1974. Reply Calvin Chin , on April 3, 2009 at 4:21 pm Said: Great war stories, Steve. The Vietnam war was winding down. In the Air Force?

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clicksend.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 26, 2010

When you attend an event to find a programmer, you are competing against many others in the same boat, and you are competing against companies offering very high salaries. You need to make them confident enough to choose a lower salary and bet on equity over a much higher salary with a larger company. Blog at WordPress.com.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Travis Biziorek. Here is the original post: Early Stage Web Application Start-Up Seeking Developer/Designer. That being said the following is available to the right candidate: • 3-5% equity in the company (based on experience). • $50,000/year salary once we obtain funding (target: January, 2010).

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

It was definitely a huge leap to leave the corporate world (and the salary and security that comes with it) and start a company. I founded SilkRoll in 2015, I spent 10 years developing my style and taste in fashion while working around the world as an investment banker. 9 – Developing an Entrepreneur Program.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Between 2009 and 2013, 60% of the jobs created were from small businesses. Commit to finding the resources to get the help you need, so you can quit your day job, pay yourself a salary, and give your business a chance to thrive. Yet too many entrepreneurs think of their businesses as outside the traditional funding model.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

They’re looking to be paid properly in the context of the overall salary structure, including cash, benefits, and equity, and to be paid commensurate with performance. Is there a development step that you must take to fulfill demand for a particular use case, and, if so, how does that cost get absorbed? Are the logistics manageable?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

You’ll learn about applicant job histories from resumes and job interviews, but by doing a past employment check, you can figure out if your prospective employee is lying to you about job titles, employment dates, salaries, circumstances of departure, and more. He is the lead author and editor for Backgroundchecks.com.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

To compute the cost to acquire a customer, CAC, you would take your entire cost of sales and marketing over a given period, including salaries and other headcount related expenses, and divide it by the number of customers that you acquired in that period. (In As shown in the model, this has a huge impact on cost of customer acquisition.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

Dont be afraid of developing a contrarian viewpoint on what type of person is perfect for your company as CTO, and how youre going to find that person. Hiring the best developers is essential because a great developer is easily 3 times as productive as an average developer, yet their salaries are usually similar.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2014

The companies that ‘rent’ these products on a SaaS basis enjoy the highest standard in software without the costs, risks and tech quandaries of in-house development. The build-it-yourself era of payment software development is coming to a close and for good reason. “We This Levittown model is the future of payments software.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Voluntary salary reduction program. Ive also used the voluntary salary reduction tool - its particularly useful as a way to get passionate employees who dont have a lot of personal expenses to buy into the mission of the company at a deep level. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

At a salaried job making $80k plus benefits your time is worth around $55/hour. I’ve been a web developer for 10 years and I cringe when I see that I need a module that’s not included…there goes two hours of my day searching, configuring and installing dependencies. 50 on a slice of pizza. The vast majority do not.

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www.instigatorblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

But nevertheless, I do think that the first few employees – especially those ever-critical developers – need to be more properly incentivized and made to feel closer to founders than employees. I do believe that early employees should trade salary for equity. the better the startup will be.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 28, 2016

It kind of creates a chameleon-like personality you develop in connecting with people in different ways. . I hadn’t taken a salary in two years just from when I started the company and we were low on capital, our personal wealth. Filed under: Customer Development , SiriusXM Radio Show.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 28, 2016

It kind of creates a chameleon-like personality you develop in connecting with people in different ways. . I hadn’t taken a salary in two years just from when I started the company and we were low on capital, our personal wealth. Filed under: Customer Development , SiriusXM Radio Show.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

I’ll discuss what skills you’ll need, how to write your requirements, how to source developers and designers, how much to budget, how to agree a development contract, how to manage your vendors, how to plan your release, all the documentation youll need, and much more. Award contract - Negotiate a software development contract.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

I started on a journey of self-discovery in 2009 when my marriage of 13 years took a turn in an unlikely direction. Starting my own business has given me a freedom I never had before and a control of my destiny that no salaried job could never offer. Thanks to Pamela Ogang, Minority Women in Business Inc. #6 6 – Self-Discovery.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

I made them a pretty good offer – hire me as a training instructor at the salary they were going to pay me as a lab technician. Reply Shankar Saikia , on June 29, 2009 at 9:02 am Said: THANKS – MAKES ME FEEL BETTER 21 months ago I left an awesome job at Oracle in Silicon Valley and relocated to India to be an entrepreneur.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 12, 2012

This post is a translation of the article: « Pigeons » : le cri d'alarme d'un fonds américain published on LaTribune (12/10/2012) and is a response to the proposed tax law proposed by the government of Francois Hollande, suggesting to tax all capital gain at the same level than salaries or 60%.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 20, 2011

Spain is growing also in terms of online and mobile penetration, albeit slowly: Following a surge in 2009, growth is continuing at less than 5% per year. The VC market is less developed in Spain in comparison with its European neighbors, although recent reports claim that investment levels are back to pre-crisis volume. Conclusions.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

But the majority of technology companies that went public circa 1979-2009, with professional VCs as their investors, faced this challenge. Incubators and accelerators like Y-Combinator have institutionalized experiential training in best practices (product/market fit, pivots, agile development, etc.); Founders in the Driver’s Seat.

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grasshopper.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Equity-based pay is often used by the founders of young start-ups who want to grow their businesses but cannot offer big salaries to qualified professionals. In this scenario, your expected salary is reduced and augmented with equity. Getting Paid in Equity: A What to Do Guide. July 29, 2010. Equity As a Performance Incentive.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

In contrast, earning an MBA or working as a management consultant is less a final destination and more a way station on the way to a better future, usually with a vigorous salary. (As But what I wasn’t doing was trying to earn a credential or boost my salary. Nothing gets in the way of their pursuit of startup success.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

In contrast, earning an MBA or working as a management consultant is less a final destination and more a way station on the way to a better future, usually with a vigorous salary. (As But what I wasn’t doing was trying to earn a credential or boost my salary. Nothing gets in the way of their pursuit of startup success.

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