Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2017

Of course, it’s no surprise that most entrepreneurs don’t have a background in hiring teams, and don’t have a budget for training or human resource consultants. He comments that in spite of the digital revolution, the hiring process hasn’t changed from its low priority, last minute, subjective roots.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 19, 2023

The Benefits of Hiring A Virtual Assistant For Your Business Growth written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Rob Levin In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Rob Levin. Questions I ask Rob Levin: [02:39] Talk about Work Better Now.

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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. Virtual Assistants are being increasingly hired by a number of people and businesses some of which are: Entrepreneurs. Physicians.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2011

This will be the team who hires the most talented people, channels them in the most productive configuration and gets the most output from their unique capabilities. Only hire A players. B players tend to have slightly more self-confidence issues so they tend to hire people slightly worse than themselves – thus C teams.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

They’re good for experts, deep thinking or people who feel like they have a lot to say about one thing at a time. If I read a guide that I find informative, I’m likely to hire that person to actually do the work. I also feel like it has made my public speaking better, because I’m usually speaking about something I’ve written about.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2019

Hiring new talent is an inevitable and critical part of starting your own business, and it’s an exciting indication that your original idea has finally found its footing— now it just needs the manpower. Unfortunately, many employers underestimate the hiring process and make the mistake of hiring the wrong kind of people.

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Up and Running

MAY 9, 2017

Here at Palo Alto Software , we take hiring pretty seriously. I should know—we just wrapped up a lengthy hiring process within the marketing department. After months of searching, dozens of interviews, and sifting through countless resumes, we finally hired a new managing editor for Bplans.

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Transformify

JANUARY 7, 2019

Especially in the US, some 60% of the population are either freelancers or grab freelance gigs from time to time to add extra money to their pay cheques. Add to that the uncertainty surrounding BREXIT and the changed visa rules in the US that push the employers to hire remote workers. follow the same rules.

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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. Stop Using Generic Job Descriptions. Which leads us to…. h4> With cost-cutting measures in place at a lot of firms, hiring managers are trying to do more with less people. ” you say.

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David Teten

JANUARY 15, 2019

Who should you hire: the superstar with great skills who feels like a poor fit with the culture, or the person with weaker skills but who fits in culturally? Even though I believe in hiring the stranger , cultural fit really matters. Every hire shapes future culture; the new person might be an infusion of useful straight talk.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2020

Without the luxury of a Human Resources department, many small business owners find themselves navigating the laborious task of hiring the right team members themselves. Department of Labor, the price of a bad hire is estimated at 30 percent of the employee’s first-year earnings.”. Why is hiring the right person so hard?

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Stories about companies with lots of ping pong tables, free yoga classes, gourmet chefs—it’s starting to feel like the TV series “Silicon Valley” is a little too much like the real-life Silicon Valley. First, take a few minutes to jump on Glassdoor and find out what people who work in the position you’re hiring for complain about.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In my two previous installments, I talked about the changing dynamics in many tech-centric cities. It wasn’t long ago that it made sense for companies, and especially Silicon Valley companies, to hire locally and have everyone working from one central location. The Big Question: Why isn’t every company distributed today?

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

That got us through a really tough economic time.” The co-founders experienced initial hiccups in their internal hiring processes, too. We’ve had mixed bags with hiring people that were somewhat related to us, friends or family,” Walters adds. We had about 18 months of working with the city on it,” Walters explains.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 16, 2018

It is all about how you hire the best and the amazing impact doing so will have on your culture. We were obsessive about that, and it paid huge dividends later on. You must test those that you want to hire. Many candidates will say that there are passionate about joining your company. But they don’t know that.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 18, 2016

Each person we hire contributes to not only the development of the product, but also to the productivity of the team and overall company culture. When we make a bad hiring decision, we not only affect the product, but we also affect the team, the company’s culture, and the potential success of the business.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

More than a quarter of workers participate in independent contracting in some form, and about 10 percent of workers rely on it for their primary income. It’s easy to find and hire an independent contractor. Any person or business you hire to do work on your behalf, but not as an employee, is an independent contractor.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 15, 2014

It could be time to hire some help. If you own your own business and find that you simply don’t have enough time on your hands to be able to do all the things you need to do, you may be asking yourself should you hire an employee? . Disadvantages of hiring a new employee: An employee costs you money. Perhaps a sales rep?

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 2, 2023

Let’s see what Minué has to share with us… TSM: Can you tell us, in 10 words or less, what is the central message of your book, “Inclusion Is A Verb: 5 signs that your company is genuinely inclusive?” Tell us more about its mission. Minué: YES! I’ve been in so many conferences, seminars, etc.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Worldwide talent hiring. Hiring an expert from, say, Ukraine or another offshore development center may significantly lower the cost of paying programmers’ salaries, as well as totally eliminate the expense of equipment purchases and utility costs, whether the customer is based in the US, EU, UK, or Australia.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

There’s much to learn from all of this pivoting as we continue to figure out what works best for us. Organizations were better able to tap into the gig economy and leverage outsourced talent versus hiring full-time employees. While we don’t know what challenges face us in 2021, we do know remote work isn’t a trend.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 27, 2013

We write often about ways small business can reduce expense, increase productivity, and operate more efficiently through a lean approach to marketing, technology, and operations. Today I want to write briefly about a strategy we have used to very good effect when hiring new workers: outsource. Reduce, reduce, reduce.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Hopefully you are staying with us and finding this useful – feedback welcome! This week they set out to create their cap table and hire a CTO. They come up with two options: Hire Praveena as an employee and offer her stock options. The founders each have common shares that will vest over four years.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Last week I had a chance to interview Kyle Stalzer, President at Tackk (a portfolio company of my firm, ff Venture Capital ), about an issue that’s top of mind for a lot of our companies: How to Recruit an A-Quality Designer for Your Company. Don’t just hire the first promising candidate. Customer satisfaction is important.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 21, 2024

Consultants are good in that you can sample their work with short projects, change to other consultants quickly, and stop using them when a project is completed. The post Hire a consultant; ignore the advice! A personal story of ignorance of good advice. I have a partner in a consulting practice that specializes in the travel industry.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Large businesses typically have strong HR departments to help them navigate the hiring process. For that reason, many small business owners find themselves wearing the HR hat and trying to navigate the difficult task of finding and hiring the right team members. Why is hiring the right candidates so difficult? But not so fast.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

He knows that quality of startup hiring is linked to the tone the founder sets for the company. He seeks zeal in potential hires. “We He unrealistically optimistic about Lemon Perfect’s potential. The goal in startup hiring, he says, is to make people feel they can’t walk away. Photo by nappy: [link]. “I

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Hearpreneur

MAY 16, 2018

Healthcare organizations are also reaping the benefits with savings of 20-30% on the hiring process, as well as the ability to search for qualified nurses based on specific criteria and ratings. We had an opportunity to interview Kloss and asked about her story, how she started her business and the future of SnapNurse.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The expansion of e-commerce should also bring about seeing returns as a strategic lever, similar to how companies used faster delivery to drive customer experience and revenue. First and foremost, consider hiring an attorney to assist you in setting up your business structure, drafting contracts, and establishing store policies.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

Our platform and service has been used by iconic brands such as Apple, Netflix, Target, the NFL and many many more. Share with us what problem you’re solving). TSM: Going back to your early career decisions, tell us what factors influenced your decision to be an entrepreneur? TSM: What inspired you to start SoStereo?

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Onboarding a new remote developer is arguably one of the most important things you can add to your core competencies if you want to assure your new hires’ success. Today, with COVID-19 making every new hire remote, excellence in onboarding has become even more crucial. First, let’s talk about the business context.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Hiring the wrong person for key company positions can cost a business thousands — or tens of thousands — of dollars and man hours. This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. Hire someone well-versed in communication between developers, customers and team members.

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Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In navigating the transition from founder-led sales to a structured approach, the pivotal question arises: when to hire a Sales Development Representative (SDR) or an Account Executive (AE) ? If there are inbound leads, the situation is different; hiring an AE might be suitable if these leads align with the ideal customer profile.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

While Hoffman's company may know a lot about you as a web user and person, he knows a lot of people himself the old-fashioned way, in real life. Auren Hoffman on hiring people to work in tech startups. If you know what you're doing for the next 3 years, hire position players. It should be below 50%.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Let us tell you what conversation intelligence is and how it can help your startup. It also allows businesses to create call playlists to accelerate new hires’ sales training and ramp-up process. But now that every time they hired a new sales rep, they had to go through a plethora of videos, which would waste a lot of time. .

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 31, 2023

At the time Melania was in discussions with Ethena about joining the startup as VP People, happily employed at a larger company but knowing she wanted new challenges. Melanie Naranjo: For me, two of the most important things I need to feel excited about a job are: 1. The more you try to shield your employees (i.e.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It could be more revenue, hiring clients, or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. The year 2021 has presented a lot of business opportunities for us and we have successfully established our workflow and protocols. about my business even more.

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