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Hiring a CTO for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.

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Hiring a CTO for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.

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Remote Hiring For Success

YoungUpstarts

Without the luxury of a Human Resources department, many small business owners find themselves navigating the laborious task of hiring the right team members themselves. Department of Labor, the price of a bad hire is estimated at 30 percent of the employee’s first-year earnings.”. Why is hiring the right person so hard?

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13 Ways to Ensure You Always Hire the Right Person

Up and Running

Here at Palo Alto Software , we take hiring pretty seriously. I should know—we just wrapped up a lengthy hiring process within the marketing department. After months of searching, dozens of interviews, and sifting through countless resumes, we finally hired a new managing editor for Bplans.

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3 Reasons The Remote Work Trend Is Here To Stay

YoungUpstarts

While the unknown continues affecting businesses and people in different ways, there have been many conversations around keeping this remote work environment a more permanent (or optional for some) change. Organizations were better able to tap into the gig economy and leverage outsourced talent versus hiring full-time employees.

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Ten Connecting Conversations That Help THIRTEENERS Succeed

YoungUpstarts

Their success comes down to the conversations that take place every day between employees and their leaders. Business — all business — is actually just a network of interconnected conversations. In too many companies, these conversations are destructive. Your company can promote these kinds of conversations, too.

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Beyond The Basics: Create A List Of Interview Questions That Reveal The Truth About A Candidate

YoungUpstarts

Hiring mistakes and turnover can be costly for any organization; according to the Society for Human Resource Management , it can cost as much as half of an employee’s annual salary to replace them. By Omer Tadjer, CEO and co-founder of Comeet. What was the best part about (your last job)? What does your perfect dream job look like?

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