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| Page 1 of 16 | Previous | Next | 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 ). | VINICIUS VACANTI 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. | | | | | |
| | | HIGH CONTRAST 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. | 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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THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2011 Small team? Fix your life with a non-virtual assistant
Hire one of them. It’s the idea behind any hire, but in extremely small and fluid time chunks. FoundersLike many others, I tried “outsourcing my life” using a digital assistant. have since cancelled. Why didn’t it work for me? Typing out non-ambiguous instructions is work. Try it for a month. hate admin. 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 >> -
SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011  Hiring a CTO for Your Startup
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. MORE >> -
STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010  Eight Tips To Successfully Bootstrap Your Business
Most startup founders already do this, rather than take a salary, to improve their offering. Every outside hire increases your cost and risk. Hire experts, not help. Tags: entrepreneur bootstrap founder business The essence of his approach is to dedicate yourself to becoming a frugal minimalist in everything you do. MORE >> -
HIGH CONTRAST | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010  Founder Agreements – Vesting, Vesting and more Vesting
Following my posts on improving the performance of founding teams , founder agreements and strategies for dealing with poorly performing co- founders , I continue to receive many emails at FastIgnite from entrepreneurs having difficulties with managing and formalizing the relationships with their co- founders. She meets Harry. MORE >>
- Book: The Founder’s Dilemmas FELD THOUGHTS | SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012
- Hiring – Easy as Pie STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011
- On not hiring GABRIEL WEINBERG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011
- How to Select an Ideal Startup Co-Founder STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010
- Recruitment in the future is like sex only losers will have to pay GUY NIRPAZ | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011
- Most Entrepreneurs Should Never Bring On Investors STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- What Stops Female Founders? FOUNDERS AT WORK - BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011
- Abstraction makes us stupid at business THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
- The Co-Founder Mythology BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011
- Ten Action Items to Reduce Entrepreneur Stress STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011
- Don’t Delegate Until You’ve Done It CROWDSPRING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011
- 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
- Five Legal Traps Every Entrepreneur Should Avoid STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011
- Startups: Don't Hire a PR Agency MARKET BY NUMBERS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010
- What is TheFunded Founder Institute? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009
- Smart Entrepreneurs Follow the Zig Zag Principle STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
- Outsourcing 101 for Startup Founders 47 HATS | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- A Players Know A Players STARTUP DAILY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012
- Founders Make the Best Startup Marketing Leaders STARTUP MARKETING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2009
- 8 Things to Look for When Hiring Startup Talent INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010
- Who Should you Hire at a Startup? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009
- Hiring Sales for Startups MARK BIRCH | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
- Chronic Complainers Drain the Life From a Startup STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
- Founders and Heat Seeking Missiles REDEYE VC | MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2010
- 25 Things that make hiring technical talent much easier THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011
- Hiring Tips for First-Time Entrepreneurs FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
- Choosing A Minimally Viable Co-Founder ONSTARTUPS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
- How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen SIVERS.ORG | FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010
- Does Your Startup Own the IP Created by its Founders? IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
- The Forgotten Founder: YouSendIt’s Khalid Shaikh FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012
- Never Hire Job Hoppers. Never. They Make Terrible Employees BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010
- Non-Technical Entrepreneurs Need the Right Partner STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011
- The Founder Factor A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2010
- Backing Founders vs. CEOs STARTUPCFO | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011
- Hiring at a Startup? Know Thy Weaknesses BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009
- A New Way To Hire Engineers GET VENTURE | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 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
- Should You Hire a Programmer or DIY? | Vinicius Vacanti VINICIUS VACANTI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
- Fat Hiring for Lean Startups STARTUPCFO | FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010
- Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Reps May Not Work BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010
- The Importance of Domain Knowledge for Startup Founders INSTIGATOR BLOG | MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010
- Reflections: On not hiring (gabrielweinberg.com) AYMERIC GAURAT-APELLI | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011
- Need a Technical Co-founder? Hire a Product Design Lead First THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2010
- Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? (Attitude Over Aptitude) BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011
- Building Startup Sales Teams: Tips For Founders ONSTARTUPS | MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2009
- Startup Mantra: Hire Fast, Fire Fast BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011
- Startup Founders Walk a Thin Line on Delegation STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
- Investors Make Horrible Employees MARK BIRCH | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
- Hiring a Ruby on Rails Developer for a New Startup INSTIGATOR BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010
- Is Your VC Founder Friendly? STEVE BLANK | TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010
- Introducing the Cap Table and Hiring the CTO FELD THOUGHTS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
- Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder | Vinicius Vacanti VINICIUS VACANTI | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
- Some Startup Tips from mybloglog founders STEVE POLAND | FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2009
- Hiring a Chief Editor for a New Montreal Tech Startup Site INSTIGATOR BLOG | SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010
- Always Be Recruiting via @bijan MARK BIRCH | TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011
- 10 things I’ve never heard a successful startup founder say A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2011
- Biggest Hiring Mistake You Will Ever Make FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
- Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010
- Traits to Look for in a Non-Technical Founder LAUNCHING TECH VENTURES | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011
- Should You Hire a Celebrity Tweeter? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2011
- HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO MASHABLE.COM | MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011
- Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder WWW.METAMORPHBLOG.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- Field Guide to Hiring Gen Y FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012
- Searching for “Mr. Right” to Run Your Startup STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011
- Startup Founders Should Flip Burgers BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009
- The Case for the Single Founder Startup READWRITESTART | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2010
- Interview with Paige Craig of BetterWorks | The Startup Cafe | Los. LOS ANGELES STARTUP NEWS | TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2011
- Hazards of Hiring WWW.ERICSINK.COM | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- Startups, Avoid 10 Common Million-Dollar Mistakes STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2011
- Consultants Don’t Pivot, Founders Do STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010
- No Hires Are Better Than Bad Hires BABBLING VC | TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011
- 6 Secrets to Hiring and Retaining Great Employees FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012
- The segmentation of the venture industry CHRIS DIXON | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
- Justin.tv Founder Strikes Again FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012
- Hiring A Web Developer: 11 Questions You Must Ask Ahead Of Time YOUNGUPSTARTS | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
- When You Should Hire a Dev Shop (other than “never”) BRAD HARGREAVES | SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2010
- Repeat after me, I will not do another startup as a non-technical founder unless… STEVE POLAND | TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2011
- Founder personalities and the “first-class man” theory of management STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010
- Find a Growth Hacker for Your Startup STARTUP MARKETING BLOG | MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010
- Google Executives are Exceptions Worth Emulating STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
- Memo to CEOs & Founders: Stop Being Such Cheap Bastards TECHCRUNCH.COM | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010
- 4 Tips on Hiring New Team Members READWRITESTART | MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011
- Startup Insights From Paul English, Co-Founder of Kayak ONSTARTUPS | MONDAY, MAY 10, 2010
- First-Time Founder? 9 Things to Know FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011
- Are founders really 1000x more valuable than their employees? VENTURE HACKS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2011
- ParkVu relocating to Louisville & Hiring KENTUCKY STARTUP BLOG | MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010
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