Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2016

Team engagement has to extend well beyond your internal team of employees and executives, to the extended team of partners, vendors, and investors. It comes from two-way interaction with individual employees, and clear indications of active listening. Empower employees with authority and tools to succeed.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

SMBs no longer have to choose between hiring an in-house data science team or off the shelf enterprise analytics software. In 2016, SMBs used an average of 4.8 Implementing enterprise apps at the operational level eliminates redundant operations, increase efficiency, and improves employee morale. Automation.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 24, 2019

To date, Shipwell, founded in 2016, has raised […]. The post Shipwell Raises $35 Million, Plans to Expand in Austin and Chicago and Hire 200 More Employees appeared first on SiliconHills. Other investors include Fifth Wall, Global Founders Capital, Box Group and Aspect Ventures.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

That revenue is in on 75,000 customers, earned through the hard work of 500 employees across six offices on three continents. We’re less than 8 years old so you can do the math on growth rates and figure out that we’re on an elite trajectory.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 11, 2019

The 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey found that 63 percent of millennials want to move away from traditional employment and start their own business. Most of us find it hard to keep up with workplace rules and regulations. We want to work our way, that is working flexibly and with complete control. Source: Unsplash.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 18, 2019

by Paul Trapp and Stephen Davis, coauthors of “ Prep for Success: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Achieving Your Dreams “ While many business owners say that the first rule of a successful company is keeping customers happy, studies show that also keeping employees happy is critical to the whole process. It’s simple, really.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

In March 2016, Rosanne Hortensius left the Netherlands to launch online couponing platform Saleduck in Southeast Asia. While it is quite rare in Europe, many companies in Southeast Asia also provide their employees with health insurance that also extends its coverage to their partners. Looking for talent in the wrong places.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

If you are fortunate enough to be in a position where you can employ other professionals, you must ensure that you hire well. Hire those who understand what you require from them and agree with the direction of your business. You should always strive to do more for any clients or employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2016

Make sure you only hire top-notch employees who can relate to the demographics of your customers, and make sure they share your vision and expectations. A business that is not employee-friendly will not be customer-friendly. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 01/14/2016.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2019

In 2016, the US Census Bureau reported that over 4.6 How often can you afford to update your equipment or train your IT employees? If you want a continuous flow of service, hire a professional IT service company. When you start an IT department from the bottom up, it poses a lot of challenges your business can do without.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2019

Today, I’m the Chief Operating Officer at BlockShow, the premier global conference for the cryptocurrency and decentralized technology communities founded in 2016 by Addy Crezee. In late 2017 we started to hire people, and by March 2018 we had 30 people. When hiring, we always ask ourselves: what makes a good team member?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 7, 2017

Hire a professional, or at the least, use inexpensive design software like Tailor Brands to create a great logo yourself. Stat that matters : According to a 2016 Vendasta study about online reputation , 61% of consumers are more likely to contact a local business if they have a mobile optimized site. Don’t skimp on a logo. Or reviews!

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2016

Digging into the numbers, 70 percent of small business owners reported meeting or exceeding their Q1 2016 revenue targets. As we hit the 2016 midway, it’s a good time to see if you’re on track, ahead or behind your goals. If you aren’t aggressively hiring and want to master the latest marketing tools, take a cue from your peers.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2016

Here’s a quick questionnaire: When was the last time your business updated the employee handbook? Are employee disciplinary issues thoroughly documented? Can your company respond to government inquiries about employee status and tax information quickly? Assess your risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Then when you have to hire people, you will pick the best. While highly productive relationships lead to success, dysfunctional relationships make you a poor employee and a bad boss. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 09/17/2016. Make more effective use of your own time. Make sure that person is not you.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 22, 2016

To Motivate Employees, Do 3 Things Well – [link] buff.ly/1T2jCjb. How to Hire – [link] crowdspring.co/1Qdj4Eu. How to Build a Company Employees Believe In | Zenefits Blog – [link] buff.ly/1JncXy0. How to Hire – [link] crowdspring.co/1Qdj4Eu. – [link] crowdspring.co/1n4yKAe. 1T9DYal.

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

Spotify a cquired LA-based live audio app Locker Room and is reportedly on a hiring spree to launch their own social audio experience. Started in 2016 by an agency called Mobile-Sphere , and seems to have no outside funding. 31 employees according to Linkedin, but seems to be bootstrapped. Spoon – audio live streaming.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In fact, the 2016 Kaufman Index on Startup Activity reported that 550,000 new businesses are started every month in America. You’ll also need to recognize professional weaknesses in order to quickly hire positions to bolster those areas where you may be lacking. Entrepreneurship. Are you ready to be in charge?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2016

Even if your employees come in on time and work for their contracted hours, you might notice gaps in output. The issue could be with your employees’ productivity. I’m not suggesting you let all of your employees mess around on YouTube all day. In 2016, social media marketing is pretty much a necessity for any business’s success.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In your experience, do you often work with companies lacking strategic hires, and do you assist in team building? Nicole Bernard (05:38): Yeah, so I started as a marketing agency back in 2016, after we closed our first business and just did strictly done for you services. You're an employee even though you're not. Yes, exactly.

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Brandanew

DECEMBER 9, 2015

How can you future proof your brand in 2016 and beyond? Stay tuned to all digital marketing trends for 2016 and beyond with our branding and storytelling workshops. 7 Ways To Future Proof Your Brand In 2016 And Beyond. A strong indicator of your success as a small business or a Startup is the people you hire and work with.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

They understand how to read a profit and loss (P&L) statement , how to budget, hire employees , launch products , and manage cash flow. The challenge for businesses that prioritize P&L statements over organizational purpose is that most employees don’t really care about profits or even understand how a P&L works.

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Transformify

OCTOBER 20, 2016

London, UK - 20th October 2016. 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.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Anyone who has had the need for a lawyer understands the pinch of hiring competent legal help. Because most law firms charge between $250 and $700 per hour, it makes financial sense for some companies to hire a lawyer full time. Have employees? Tip #3: Hire from within. That’s employment law. Signing a new lease?

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

But we got serious in early 2016 when we developed deep conviction around the immense technical vision of Ethereum. We doubled down on our Ethereum bet through the DAO crisis during Summer 2016. has about ~40 employees and has raised $9M in venture capital. PPPS, we’re also hiring a blockchain engineer. Factom, Inc.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Josh Tolan is the CEO of Spark Hire , a video powered hiring network that connects job seekers and employers through video resumes and online interviews. Connect with him and Spark Hire on Facebook and Twitter. Hiring for a startup is much different than hiring for a large company or a well-established venture.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Here’s the top 10 list of what the stats report as the most popular stories for the Austin technology community in 2016 on the Silicon Hills News website. Indeed Plans to Hire 1000 Employees in Austin Condé Nast Plans to Go Big in Austin OJO Labs Lands $5.8

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2016

When you disconnect your business from these toxic energies, your employees will be happier, you’ll be happier, and everyone will be able to focus their time and energy on more productive, more rewarding tasks. Here’s a list of client types that you should prune in 2016: 1. The same is true of pruning troublesome clients.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Everyone is naturally biased, but when hiring and promoting people, we want to avoid our bias to eliminate discriminatory actions. Replicating ourselves in hiring contributes to the prevalent gender segregation of jobs, with, for example, male bankers hiring more male bankers and female teachers hiring more female teachers.”

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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

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Find out what drives your individual employees and come up with ways to empower them. Here are three things that will help you make the most of every new seasonal hire: 1. Hire employees with the right traits, such as a flexibility and fast learners. Manage all your employees with great attention and leadership.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2017

There are the obvious ones - financial debts and obligations (both contractual and de facto) to lenders, lessors, employees, contractors, suppliers, vendors, and the like. ViewQwest launched in Malaysia in Q3 2016 with Indonesia next in line. Starting with the bad stuff, liabilities. PayCertify (fintech), secured $700k in seed funding.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 19, 2012

If we have anywhere close to 63 million remote workers by 2016, remote workers will represent over 40 percent of the entire workforce in the U.S. Some companies hire remote employees in order to find the best people. But how can you effectively manage your remote employees? Please share in the comments below.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 31, 2016

2016 was a bad year for some and for some it was a great year. In the last few days of 2016, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1 I officially incorporated my culinary consulting business January 2016 after freelancing in the industry for 2 years.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 24, 2017

As we continue to grow as a company, we will strive to remain a great place where our employees love to work. I’ve been helping clients with digital marketing (mostly Facebook ads) since early 2016, but this year was able to quit my job to do that full-time. 4- Hiring amazing team. Photo Credit: Rune Sovndahl.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

5- Employees, clients and future of my company. For me, knowing that I have dedicated, hard working employees that rely on me, and amazing clients that trust me with their brands, keeps me going. 9- Doing what I do best, and hiring others to do the rest. I stay motivated by doing what I do best, and hiring others to do the rest!

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2018

Entrepreneurs are actually proven to be happier and healthier than employees who work for someone else. Hiring is a minefield for startups, but with the right approach, you can recruit top talent. If multiple employees are leaving, this needs to be addressed. It is uniquely rewarding to own and grow a business.

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