The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2019

Hiring a unicorn like that may involve pushing your search outside your region like hiring Ukrainian developers. Remote teams work from the same office and include a wide range of specialists – UX designers, solid software engineers and project managers. How to search for A-players for your remote technology team?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

This time I thought I’d try and address engineering talent. Often I’m asked by startup CEO’s about how to best build an engineering team. Because more technology people probably read startup blogs I’m guessing this post will come under more scrutiny. I have much experience in this domain.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2014

Today’s technology landscape is littered with buzzwords and seemingly urgent exhortations for businesses: move to the cloud, spend time and money developing a mobile app, support mobility, and so on. Rather than focusing on technology as a cost centre, businesses should regard it as an innovation centre. Know your IT requirements.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Strategic Technical Advisor looks at the business and determines what makes sense from a technology perspective in the short-term and longer-terms. As noted in Symptoms of a Weak Development Team , this is a symptom of the old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time. And Maybe You Need Two!

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 2, 2015

As the organizer of the LA CTO Forum , I get lots of inquiries by job seekers and people looking for CTO / VP Engineering talent. How could you search and identify the companies that would hire you? What I’ve not written as much about is what to do if you are a CTO looking for your next opportunity – especially in Los Angeles.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 28, 2021

In a business scenario dominated by technology, we understand that network maintenance and support is integral and critical to almost every industry. For several organizations, the decision to hire network support from independent network support services stems from the necessity of supporting a broad spectrum of products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Look for technologies to adapt from other domains. Elon Musk with SpaceX is an example of a new business bringing in technologies from artificial intelligence and solar power to develop smart and reusable rockets to do satellite delivery and space travel. Provide outside training opportunities and hiring to promote this culture.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We’ll discuss the critical questions a CEO needs to answer to effectively capitalize on the remote labor market while avoiding the pitfalls most commonly encountered when people attempt to hire developers that are far from their company’s headquarters. Hiring remote talent is much more complicated than hiring in your backyard.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

by Saqib Ayaz, co-founder of Hire an Assistant. A virtual assistant is a self-employed person who is being hired on contractual basis for as long as the client needs his/ her services. Modern technological devices and apps, like computer, telephone, internet, Skype etc. How to Hire a Virtual Assistant to Grow Your Business?

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Technology disruption is happening at a rapid pace all around us. We asked our entrepreneurs what changes do they expect due to technology shortly, and this is what they have to say. #1- I also expect to see more technology to assist with personalized experiences at trade shows, both in person and virtually, shortly.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. Every day, 5% of the entire online world visits a customer running on the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform. Period, full-stop.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I would discover that there was a more effective alternative in building a marketing department than hiring traditional marketers with MBA’s. .&# I would discover that there was a more effective alternative in building a marketing department than hiring traditional marketers with MBA’s. Context here.)

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Many companies experience the dilemma of trying to increase revenue while facing engineering costs. One solution is to outsource your engineering services. Engineers are an important part of the success of your business. Here are the other benefits of outsourcing engineering services: Hire Talented Civil Engineers.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Build a Talented Team of Technology and Business Professionals. Being able to hire talented professionals remains a difficult proposition in the current job market, especially when sourcing experienced developers, designers, and project managers. Why It’s Critical to Choose a Modern Software Development Technology.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 26, 2020

With technology growing more rapidly than ever, companies in all industries find themselves primarily focused on staying ahead of the curb. Sure, they may hand out a few training booklets and introduce new hires to the team, but successful onboarding goes much deeper than that. Ensure that the required assets from onboarding (e.g.,

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Steve Blank

JULY 11, 2017

The CFO asked me to stay as one of the engineering directors came in for a meeting. The director had complained to his boss, the VP of Engineering, who admitted his hands were tied, as this was a “facilities matter,” and the VP of facilities reported to the CFO. The company is still one of the hottest places to work in tech.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. I’m currently coming up on my two-year anniversary as a software engineer on December 19, 2018. Before working as a software engineer, I was already in “tech”, just not at a startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Even if you don’t have “direct&# sales I would tell you that “everything is a sale&# including fund raising, hiring, getting press and doing business development. One of the biggest mistakes I see early-stage startups making is hiring “seasoned&# sales professionals or hiring people too senior, too early.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2020

You must also routinely review your data security plan as you hire more employees and create more departments. A reported 27% of data breaches are caused by human error, as an internal mistake could lead to a ransomware attack or social engineering scam. Facial recognition. Fingerprints. Embrace Managed IT Services. Train Your Team.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 23, 2023

Hire Only the Best Employee Fits Another major expense your lean startup will have to carefully manage is labor. It’s tempting to hire people based on experience, since experiences correlate with both knowledge and better performance. Instead, consider hiring based on talent. Choose talent over experience.

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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”. As an example, the reasons we provide to prospective engineers are 1. Know When To Hire.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2014

This article is to help Hiring Managers improve their practices to find the best Project Managers for their needs. The first would require a Cisco Network Engineer, not a Project Manager. h4> With cost-cutting measures in place at a lot of firms, hiring managers are trying to do more with less people. Which leads us to….

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

A week or so ago, we launched the Key Hire Wire at First Round. You will hire (over time) and manage a field and inside team of Sales Directors and Market Developers, including for each direct report creating and managing goals directly tied to Company goals. I tried to make it a little more entertaining than your average job RSS feed.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 15, 2013

Perhaps the most common mistake that I see a technical founder make when building her sales organization is she applies strategies that worked in building the engineering team to the sales hiring process. This may sound shocking, but sales people are different than engineers and treating them like engineers does not work well at all.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Twenty eight years ago I was the bright, young, eager product marketing manager called out to the field to support sales by explaining the technical details of Convergent Technologies products to potential customers. Convergent Technologies was one of those OEM suppliers. Their engineers hated us.

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blog.alinelerner.com

JUNE 21, 2013

Lessons from a year’s worth of hiring data. Because I used to be an engineer, one part of my job was conducting first-round technical interviews, and between January 2012 and January 2013, I interviewed roughly 300 people for our back-end/full-stack engineer position. Jun 21, 2013. Enter recruiters or HR people.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

AcxiomAcxiom Logo, a publicly traded enterprise data, analytics and software-as-a-service company, today announced that it will be opening a new office in Austin, Texas, to accommodate growing demand in its technology, engineering and operations. Enterprise acxiom hiring'

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 15, 2013

Perhaps the most common mistake that I see a technical founder make when building her sales organization is she applies strategies that worked in building the engineering team to the sales hiring process. This may sound shocking, but sales people are different than engineers and treating them like engineers does not work well at all.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

My simple answer is that they keep their focus on customers, rather than technology. They present a convincing story that every entrepreneur has the same potential, but most get sidetracked and bogged down by their technology, competitors, and internal organization. They help hiring managers raise the bar for every interview.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2021

With the rise of advanced technologies such as machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), the demand for accurate data labeling has also increased dramatically. For businesses to effectively label data, they need to hire an experienced specialist in labeling data who can lead the process. Source: [link]. The Bottom Line.

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www.bothsidesofthetable.com

MAY 13, 2012

Want to Know Difference Between a CTO and a VP of Engineering? This time I thought I’d try and address engineering talent. Often I’m asked by startup CEO’s about how to best build an engineering team. So I believe that every great technology startup has the technology visionary inside the company.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 12, 2021

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, an increasing number of companies have been relying on technology to conduct business in remote settings. First, web design companies are one of the most in-demand technology services of 2021. Then, you can hire professionals according to your company needs. Startup Ideas. Web Design Company.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 30, 2022

Be it search engines or the users, both love fast websites which is also true for eCommerce websites. For that reason, many businesses hire the Best Magento SEO Services – Impressive Australia to make their websites faster and enhance their ranking. However, it hurts your SEO and search engine ranking.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 31, 2011

At a board meeting yesterday, a management team was talking about their hiring needs and some of the challenges they're having hiring great people. Here's a simple tip: track hiring analytics and assign them to someone. If you're not interviewing enough people, you're not going to be able to hire someone--simple as that.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2019

You should hire a company nurse and a company doctor for your business, especially if your business deals or works with heavy machinery and equipment. Since today’s age is now involved in digital technology, it’s essential to adopt the latest digital marketing strategies to attract more clients. Conclusion.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2019

One of the best ways to save both money and time is to outsource part of your work to professionals who can help you deliver without having to go through the process of hiring someone full time. Accounting experts are always up to date with the field’s laws and regulations, as well as proper technology for the job.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

When International Technological University’s CTO Kranthi Lammatha was a boy in the Indian farming village of Kasipuram, he would walk nine miles to get to school every day and another nine miles to get back home in the evening. Looking to Solve Problems. The days of waiting weeks for transcripts are over. Success and Sustainability.

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