The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hire A Team Of Software Developers. Once you understand the industry viability for your software startup, you can now hire a team of developers. Throughout recruitment, look to hire knowledgeable software developers with adequate experience and technical skills. Install Productive Development Tools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

Burn Rate 310

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Salary Angel Investor 310

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2018

As a new entrepreneur or business owner, the most important thing you will do is hire talent. Hiring = Sales. Robert Metcalfe, co-founder and CEO of 3Com, says you need to think about it as “recruiting, not hiring”. What does the right hire look like? Know When To Hire. Make Time For Hiring.

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Cofounder Elevator Pitch Hiring Dividend 164

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 26, 2009 Product development leverage Leverage has once again become a dirty word in the world of finance, and rightly so. But I want to talk about a different kind of leverage, the kind that you can get in product development. Its a key lean startup concept.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2014

It’s an expression of the uncertainty that comes from working in an environment where ethics are lax, employees don’t feel valued, and information is withheld. When it thrives in an organization, it signals a lack of employee trust — a problem that’s gotten significantly worse over the last generation. Do leaders keep their promises?

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Employee Balance Sheet Leadership Chicago 189

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Studying an online business analytics masters is one way you can up your numbers game; whether this is the finance, marketing, or product development aspects of your company, the course can supply you with the tools, means, and knowledge to streamline your company operations. Setting an Example for Your Employees.

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Analytics Technical Review Social Media Software Review 174

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

When paying employees becomes too expensive, many companies either lay people off or keep their workers but reduce salaries. While this strategy may lower your current overhead, it can also have a negative impact on employee morale and on your company’s long-term financial health. Not putting resources into staff development.

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Cost Technical Review Salary Social Media 150

YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2014

It’s an expression of the uncertainty that comes from working in an environment where ethics are lax, employees don’t feel valued, and information is withheld. When it thrives in an organization, it signals a lack of employee trust — a problem that’s gotten significantly worse over the last generation. Do leaders keep their promises?

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Employee Leadership Balance Sheet Chicago 160

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

Burn Rate 223

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Startup Salary 223

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

But not anal if one founder who shares equity graciously with early employees who are treated as “co-founders” My idea startup team is heaving on tech personnel but also has strong product management. Without strong PMs you build crappy products that nobody needs or that real people can’t use.

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Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 388

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2013

Almost all new business owners will have to make an initial investment in the technological aspect of production and everyday business activities. Cell phones, laptops for traveling employees and website development will have to be included among the technological costs, as well. Product Development and Marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2016

Every business takes time to scale and penetrate a market due to organizational growth, hiring, training, brand building and customer adoption. Entrepreneurs who under-estimate cash requirements or focus on product development while someone else pays the bills are doomed to fail over and over again. Hire slow and fire fast.

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Intellectual Property Startup Forecast Angel Investor 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

After 20 years of working in startups, I decided to take a step back and look at the product development model I had been following and see why it usually failed to provide useful guidance in activities outside the building – sales, marketing and business development. So what’s wrong the product development model?

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Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 238

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 19, 2017

by Steve Owens, Founder and CTO of Finish Line Product Development Services. In this article we explore the unique challenges of a lean start-up and how Outsourced Product Development (OPD) can be used to overcome them. Reducing product turn time. Extending the runway. The Lean Start-Up Environment.

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Product Development Lean Developer Product 153

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

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Burn Rate Hockey Stick Entrepreneur Salary 262

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Ask every employee to focus on sales. Openly reward employees who make the extra effort, champion cost-cutting issues, and enhance the sales process. Some startups hire more people to delay automation, or spend money wildly on new tools for the future. Introduce new products and enhancements every month.

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Startup Social Media Metrics Viral 335

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Startup ownership can be tricky, especially when deciding whether to put your business or employees’ needs first. Pick the Right Team Speaking of your employees, you should pick the best team with growth in mind. However, they don’t need to be perfect yet.

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Startup Forecast Social Media Cost 111

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Hire more help than helpers. Keep delivering something new and fresh.

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Mezzanine Private Equity Bandwidth Metrics 368

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

He just hired Meg Whitman. With fewer than 10 employees but almost $2-billion dollars in the bank, they plan on jumping right in. Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. the ex-CEO of HP and eBay, as CEO of NewTV. And it may work.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

Burn Rate 120

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Startup Salary 120

Berkonomics

JANUARY 16, 2020

Sometimes it is the first thought you or your managers have when in need of skilled talent, especially for sales or product development. It is not hard to find and observe the best employees of a good competitor at work, skillfully moving the competitor forward in a visible way. Two slices of the pie for one price.

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Hiring Salary Employee Product Development 62

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2022

You may think it’s too early to worry about this requirement, or you can hire professionals for customer user group meetings, but even meeting with your first potential customer will likely have a better outcome if you handle yourself like a professional public speaker. You will be the key speaker at employee update and reward meetings.

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Marketing Early Stage Lead Generation Hosting 283

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

To create this first year in business checklist, I turned to our in-house experts here at Palo Alto Software: Sabrina Parsons, CEO; Noah Parsons, COO; Josh Cochrane, Vice President of Product Development; and Josh Fegles, Academic and Government Channel Sales Director, and founder of gluten-free cookie company Jude’s Foods.

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Forecast Software Review Lean Finance 60

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

To overcome these challenges, leaders will need to keep people at the center of our conversations, and organizations will need to help their employees build emotional intelligence and expert people skills. Prezi hired the former director of product from Pixar to build a more cinematic video meeting experience.

Software Review 123

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 123

The Next Web

MARCH 6, 2014

Successful collaboration between a company’s business development and product development requires mutual understanding and purpose. Hire T-Shaped People. Make sure to hire T-shaped individuals. At Red Branch, we stress that employees’ skills have distinct market values. Matt Ehrlichman , Porch.

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Technical Review Development Team Review Developer Agile 129

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

Product development. Now that you have a refined product idea and a team that can turn this idea into reality, the product development stage will start. Initial product development usually consists of prototyping and MVP. Prototyping usually means the initial working draft of the product idea.

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Startup Technical Cofounder Merger Early Stage 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2020

Ask every employee to focus on sales. Openly reward employees who make the extra effort, champion cost-cutting issues, and enhance the sales process. Some startups hire more people to delay automation, or spend money wildly on new tools for the future. Introduce new products and enhancements every month.

Social Media 329

Social Media Metrics Viral Channel 329

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

In many cases, your advisor will identify key employees and create a business plan to help you find a buyer and negotiate the best price possible. Identifying key employees. In addition, your employees may have insight into how much value they bring to the company. Hiring a Mergers and Acquisitions advisor.

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Merger Acquisition Due Diligence Valuation 130

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Think about it: Companies hire people who come from outside the buyer’s world and don’t share his interests — employees, agencies, consultants, and the like — and expect them to persuade buyers to hand over their money. Yeah, right! Build strong customer communities. Help customers build social capital.

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Marketing Software Review Technical Review Social Network 234

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

For example, one of my passions is helping small businesses, though it can sometimes take these businesses a little time to warm up to the idea of hiring an attorney. As entrepreneurs, we have the opportunity to make these kinds of contributions every day, which is not always something you get as an employee at someone else’s business.

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Business Plan Blog

AUGUST 20, 2013

CTO Employee (Salary). Web Development Firm hired to do “Conceptualization Phase” – This usually includes thorough wire-framing (Paid per project). Your web/mobile idea needs to be transformed into a working product/service. A CTO is needed to develop a technology plan to make this happen.

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO Architecture Cofounder 55

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

3 Surprising Interview Questions You Should Ask Every Potential Employee – crowdspring.co/1s051td. This Invaluable Lesson Will Keep You From Making Catastrophic Hiring Mistakes - crowdspring.co/XeV4JS. Hiring startup engineers? 3 Surprising Interview Questions You Should Ask Every Potential Employee – crowdspring.co/1s051td.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Today, brands are hiring social media specialists for customer support, crowdsourced product development, promotions and even leads generation. Hiring The Right Candidate. The point is to scale programs proactively so that employees can act under a common brand and improve the customer journey through a variety of means.

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Social Media Media Programming Viral 134

ReadWriteStart

JULY 12, 2023

InvGate’s products are made to simplify IT management for businesses with 50-50,000 employees. Products offered by the business consist of a help desk for employees, security compliance tools, and budgeting software. Gesto decided to scale InvGate after bootstrapping for the past 14 years.

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United States Management Mexico Artificial Inteligence 121

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. 4- Hiring amazing team. At Cave, our biggest accomplishment this year was hiring impressive new people. This year has been momentous for my company. I’m so proud of the whole Jive team and how far we’ve come.

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Las Vegas Entrepreneur Software Review Community 88

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 4, 2018

Hire the Right Team. That doesn’t mean you should hire the first resume on your desk, though. If employees don’t share your vision, they will hinder your efforts to achieve it. If employees don’t share your vision, they will hinder your efforts to achieve it. YOU Set Your Corporate Culture.

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Social Media Operations Hiring Employee 157

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 25, 2012

This book applies Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to relationships between businesses and their employees, investors, and customers. Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers by Erika Andersen. Hire With Your Head: Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Great Teams by Lou Adler.

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Merger Leadership Design Management 228