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Beware of Fake / Scam Engineering Candidates

K9 Ventures

One of the lessons we’ve learned in building HiHello is to recognize and filter out fake / scam engineering candidates from our recruiting pipeline. The demand for software engineers continues to exceed the supply by several orders of magnitude. Software Engineers also tend to command a much higher salary.

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Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named” and the Helsinki Spring

Steve Blank

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named”. You find early stage employees expecting to work normal hours, to get paid a regular salary, and not asking or expecting equity. Lessons Learned.

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3 Things You Need To Be Aware Of When Calculating A Budget For An App Like Etsy

YoungUpstarts

Think of your domain name and get hosting. Have you already thought about your brand’s name? And keep in mind that the best option is to develop at least 5 domain names connected to your brand’s name to find an unoccupied domain. Building a software product, the massive part of your budget is the developers’ salary.

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5 Cost-Cutting Strategies That May Cause You to Spend More

Up and Running

A $150 llama rental for a photoshoot, $250 for a bagpipe player at a customer picnic, $5,000 for an executive’s tires — these are just some of the most questionable things people have paid for or attempted to pay for, in the name of business. Instead of reducing salaries, think about changing your payment structure.

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How To Maximize A Limited Labor Budget With Gig Work

YoungUpstarts

Gig hiring allows you to no longer be tied to justifying full-time salary and benefits for a specialized job that you need for only 100 hours per year. Does it make sense to hire a full-time app engineer? Say your business is developing a mobile app. What if you offered that app project as a gig instead?

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

According to tech recruiters , 2019 has brought a handful of tech jobs to the forefront, such as cyber security engineering, AI/machine learning and data scientists, to name a few. These are software engineers, business analysts, project managers, graphic designers, and web developers. Job sites such as BCjobs.ca

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

Note to Chinese Communist party – the best name for your propaganda department should probably not be the “Propaganda Department.”). Though they’re familiar with technology in the valley, I picked up some important cultural difference from students and startup engineers I talked to. It’s an amazing cat and mouse system.

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