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| Page 1 of 26 | Previous | Next | PETER LEVINE JANUARY 17, 2012 What Now? Hiring You talked with your board and everyone unanimously agreed that you should terminate the VP immediately and ask your co-founder to manage the Engineering team in the interim. It is now the new year, the old VP is gone and you are faced with the rather undesirable task of hiring a new VP. Don’t make hiring a batting average. | FELD THOUGHTS MAY 6, 2012 Book: The Founder’s Dilemmas The Founder’s Dilemmas by Noam Wasserman is another book that belongs on every entrepreneur’s bookshelf. The Founder’s Dilemmas was the first. I’ve never seen a book before that was particularly helpful – to a founder – about the wide range of issues a founder will face. | | | | | |
| INSTIGATOR BLOG APRIL 2, 2012 How To Design a Successful Interview Process for Hiring Top Talent Most companies don’t have a serious, repeatable interviewing process for hiring. At Standout Jobs (2007-2010) we hired some great people. That feedback is a testament -in part- to the effort we put into hiring and interviewing people. Note: Most of the hiring we did was in 2007-2008. (Powered by LaunchBit ). | GABRIEL WEINBERG JANUARY 12, 2011  On not hiring Hiring is hard. Not hiring can seem even harder, but often isn't. I'm now three years into DuckDuckGo, and still haven't hired. | STEVE BLANK AUGUST 22, 2011  Hiring – Easy as Pie Over the last few weeks I’ve gotten involved in hiring for two startups, a public agency and a non profit. had them leave with a pie chart. | VINICIUS VACANTI SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder Steve Job's Technical Co-Founder. just need to find a technical co-founder.&# write this post to put you out of your miserable technical co-founder search and give you some realistic options. The Challenge of Finding a Technical Co-Founder. Here are your options for finding a technical co-founder. What We Did. | | | | | | | |
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VINICIUS VACANTI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 Can't Find a Technical Co-Founder? Do It Yourself
This is the first part of a series on becoming your own technical co- founder. In 2008, we couldn’t find a technical co- founder for Yipit. I’m writing about how I became our technical co- founder. Disclaimer: If you know a great technical co- founder that wants to work with you, join them. We Were Screwed. MORE >> - The Co-Founder Mythology
covered what I call “the co- founder mythology.&# Either you’re not technical and you think you need a technical co- founder or vice-versa. It is increasingly popular to have “ founder dating&# or “startup weekend hackathons&# of some variety or the other. Hire your co- founder. Even 40%. MORE >> -
HIGH CONTRAST | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Startup Founder Agreements
Simeon, can you tell us how you structure ownership and control so you can fire your co- founders if necessary? The first part will dispel some myths, address the lifecycle of founder agreements and the key compensation and control parameters in them. Let’s start by dispelling some myths: There is a standard founder agreement. MORE >> -
JOHN O'FARRELL | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 Hire Different!
Every aspiring CEO has heard of David Ogilvy’s famous admonition , usually paraphrased as “ Hire people smarter than yourself” or words to that effect. Time to step up: Hiring the VP of Sales. If you’re an a16z founder, you’re very likely an engineer or computer scientist. Prepare to hire different—very different! MORE >> -
WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010 The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups
Single Founder Have you ever noticed how few successful startups were founded byjust one person? Even companies you think of as having one founder,like Oracle, usually turn out to have more. Whats wrong with having one founder? It probably means the founder couldnt talk anyof his friends into starting the company with him. MORE >>
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- Small team? Fix your life with a non-virtual assistant THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2011
- Who Should you Hire at a Startup? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009
- For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One GUST | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
- Outsourcing 101 for Startup Founders 47 HATS | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- Founder Agreements – Vesting, Vesting and more Vesting HIGH CONTRAST | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010
- Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? SOCAL CTO | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
- Avoid Hiring Pitfalls When Staffing a New Venture STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010
- Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013
- Abstraction makes us stupid at business THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- Startups Looking to Hire CU Students? FELD THOUGHTS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012
- Never Hire Job Hoppers. Never. They Make Terrible Employees BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010
- Hiring a CTO for Your Startup SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011
- Hiring at a Startup? Know Thy Weaknesses BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009
- Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Reps May Not Work BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010
- Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? (Attitude Over Aptitude) BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011
- Post-Seed Funding Checklist for Founder/CEOs GENUINE VC | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
- What Stops Female Founders? FOUNDERS AT WORK - BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011
- Recruitment in the future is like sex only losers will have to pay GUY NIRPAZ | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011
- Introducing the Cap Table and Hiring the CTO FELD THOUGHTS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
- Every Startup Founder Needs to Create Good Risks STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
- Most Entrepreneurs Should Never Bring On Investors STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- Hiring Sales for Startups MARK BIRCH | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
- A Players Know A Players STARTUP DAILY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012
- Interviewing a Co-Founder DAVE PARKER | THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012
- Fat Hiring for Lean Startups STARTUPCFO | FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010
- 8 Key Questions to Break Thru Entrepreneur Hype STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
- Hiring a CTO for Your Startup SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011
- Five Legal Pitfalls That Sink Many Good Startups STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2012
- Some Thoughts on Hiring Technical Co-Founders ROB GO | MONDAY, JULY 11, 2011
- For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
- Founders Make the Best Startup Marketing Leaders STARTUP MARKETING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2009
- Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010
- Google Founders Define the Meaning of ‘Exceptional’ STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012
- 10 things I’ve never heard a successful startup founder say A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2011
- 10 Partner Qualities to Test Before Sharing Equity STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013
- Smart Entrepreneurs Follow the Zig Zag Principle STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
- Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
- Does Your Startup Own the IP Created by its Founders? IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
- Hire today or gone tomorrow: How your startup is getting lapped by companies who know how to hire THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012
- Dual Founders Manage Technology Startups Better STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2012
- 8 Things to Look for When Hiring Startup Talent INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010
- How to Find Startup Co-Founders Online and in the Real World VC CAFE | SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2012
- The segmentation of the venture industry CHRIS DIXON | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
- Founders and Heat Seeking Missiles REDEYE VC | MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2010
- Choosing A Minimally Viable Co-Founder ONSTARTUPS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
- A New Way To Hire Engineers GET VENTURE | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
- Ten Action Items to Reduce Entrepreneur Stress STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011
- Do you really need a full-time hire for that? GABRIEL WEINBERG | SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012
- Through the Looking Glass: Hiring Sales People BEN'S BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013
- Fat Hiring for Lean Startups STARTUPCFO | FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010
- Non-Technical Entrepreneurs Need the Right Partner STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011
- How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen SIVERS.ORG | FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010
- 25 Things that make hiring technical talent much easier THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011
- Hire Faster: 4 Tips FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012
- Backing Founders vs. CEOs STARTUPCFO | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011
- Should You Hire a Programmer or DIY? VINICIUS VACANTI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
- How to pick a co-founder VENTUREHACKS.COM | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010
- Design Staff � Hiring a designer: how to review portfolios DESIGN STAFF | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012
- Startup Mantra: Hire Fast, Fire Fast BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011
- Equity basics: vesting, cliffs, acceleration, and exits THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013
- How the Founder of Drupal Hires Engineers FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2012
- Building a Culture That Works PETER LEVINE | MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
- My story and support for the Founders Visa K9 VENTURES | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
- For the first few people, hire from your network JOEL.IS | SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2012
- Should You Hire a Programmer or DIY? | Vinicius Vacanti VINICIUS VACANTI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
- Paying freelancers to build your prototype is a trap THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012
- The Founder Factor A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2010
- No Hires Are Better Than Bad Hires BABBLING VC | TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011
- Investors Make Horrible Employees MARK BIRCH | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
- Ask These 5 Things Before Hiring FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012
- Eight Tips To Successfully Bootstrap Your Business STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
- The Forgotten Founder: YouSendIt’s Khalid Shaikh FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012
- Hiring Tips for First-Time Entrepreneurs FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
- Don’t Delegate Until You’ve Done It CROWDSPRING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011
- Building Startup Sales Teams: Tips For Founders ONSTARTUPS | MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2009
- Do Yourself a Favor: Hire Nice People FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013
- Always Be Recruiting via @bijan MARK BIRCH | TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011
- How to Get the Perfect Marketing Hire FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012
- The “Good” Student « Steve Blank STEVE BLANK | TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2009
- Need a Technical Co-founder? Hire a Product Design Lead First THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2010
- Biggest Hiring Mistake You Will Ever Make FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
- Startups: Don't Hire a PR Agency MARKET BY NUMBERS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010
- Why tech founders can’t hire in early salespeople THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012
- Five Legal Traps Every Entrepreneur Should Avoid STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011
- The Mythical “A” Player and The CEO’s Real Job THINKING ABOUT THINKING | FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012
- Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder | Vinicius Vacanti VINICIUS VACANTI | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
- How do you sell your corporate experience to a startup? MARK BIRCH | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2011
- Why It's Wise to Hire People Smarter Than You FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2013
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