Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Academic snobs such as myself often place a lot of value on hard skills when hiring. While most people in managerial positions agree with this approach at a hiring moment, there are often different perspectives when it comes to a potential firing moment. I’m not talking here about the general “hire slow, fire fast” approach.

Management 137

Management Employee .Net Hiring 137

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Academic snobs such as myself often place a lot of value on hard skills when hiring. While most people in managerial positions agree with this approach at a hiring moment, there are often different perspectives when it comes to a potential firing moment. I’m not talking here about the general “hire slow, fire fast” approach.

Management 70

Management Employee .Net Hiring 70

Gust

APRIL 20, 2014

A few other credible ones would include Chairman of the Board (COB), Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). What you really need is a VP of Marketing and Customer Development, who can help with lead generation and honing the message, rather than an executive to manage a sales team and existing customers.

CTO Hire 171

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Angel Investor Public Relations 171

Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Large companies move slowly because they are usually in reasonable financial condition, with less urgency, have a lot to lose from making bad decisions, and have built layers of management sign-off over the years. For startups, the time to do the people filtering and fit analysis is before the hire. Get used to dynamic budgeting.

Startup 165

Startup Early Stage Technical Review .Net 165

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

” There is no law, other than the word of the manager on duty — who decrees that we could get in with the camera if we paid some ludicrous amount of money to procure a permit on the spot. For example, in an area known for a high crime rate, security guards can be hired and other measures taken.

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

Gust

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Be quick to hire and slow to fire. Hiring after one interview is like hopping a red-eye to Vegas to get married after one date. On the other end of the process, don’t hesitate to pull the trigger fast when a new hire isn’t working, but don’t forget to be human and follow all the steps. Let your accountants manage the expenses.

Startup 183

Startup Intellectual Property LLC Burn Rate 183

Gust

JULY 12, 2012

It doesn’t give you more cash compensation, more equity ownership or more direct control over the operating business. The legal role of the board is to make strategic and corporate-level decisions, hire/fire the CEO, and represent all of the stockholders of the company.

Cofounder 107

Cofounder Founder Warrant Equity 107