Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Almost all of it is in one giant fixed-cost bucket: salaries. Ive written previously about how to conduct a good interview , how to build a process to assess fit , and, most importantly, how to do root cause analysis to continuously improve. Particularly the Continuous Deployment and Split testing posts. Expo SF (May.

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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 Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Offer equity instead of cash.

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Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment DC 121

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

A more rational career path for money-making is one that rewards effort, in the form of promotions, increased security, salary and status. But lots of lawyers and finance kids in New York thought they had stable jobs that would make them rich. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 111