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| Page 1 of 8 | Previous | Next | | | CODE AS CRAFT FEBRUARY 4, 2011 How does Etsy manage development and operations? operations people philosophyI’ve been loving using Quora these past few months, and have been amazed at the level of behind-the-scenes detail people are providing about really complex and specific things (like how Facebook does automated testing ). First of all, I love the team and am proud of the work that they do. | | | | | |
| WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM OCTOBER 23, 2010 The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups Standards arehigher; people are more sympathetic to what youre doing; the kindof people you want to hire want to live there; supporting industriesare there; the people you run into in chance meetings are in thesame business. They might accidentally hire someonebad, but its not going to kill the company. Want to start a startup? Maybe. | 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. | | HIGH CONTRAST MARCH 30, 2011 Getting developer interviewing right Much buzz today on HN about developer hiring with Evan Carmi sharing his Google interview experience , which mostly consisted of language trivia and algorithmic tasks, and a devininterviews follow up arguing that this interviewing style leads to bad hires. Good for: a litmus test of your ability to build, ship, operate and communicate. | | | | | | | |
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BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011  Further Thoughts on Startup Operations
“I need somebody to run operations.&# never said you shouldn’t have a VP of Operations. think people understand this title to mean more somebody who handles operational issues rather than somebody who is more like a “chief of staff&# as a COO often is. expected it to be controversial and it was. Startup Advic MORE >> -
STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008 Lessons Learned: Net Promoter Score: an operational tool to.
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, November 22, 2008 Net Promoter Score: an operational tool to measure customer satisfaction Ive mentioned Net Promoter Score (NPS) in a few previous posts, but havent had a chance to describe it in detail yet. It does it all by asking your customers just one magic question. Its certainly worked for me. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009  Hiring at a Startup? Know Thy Weaknesses
But whether it’s Naval’s “power of two&# or my “start things and then hire your co-founder&# approach the reality is that you’ll need to find a partner. Are you externally savvy vs. more inwardly operational? Resist the temptation to hire clones of you. For me 3+ is usually a non starter. MORE >> -
VINICIUS VACANTI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010  Should You Hire a Programmer or DIY?
Hire a programmer. Advice: See this great article on how to hire a programmer. The key to your startup’s success is your sales, editorial or marketing operations most of which will be mainly happening offline. Advice: Hire a Programmer. Should You Find a Co-Founder, Hire a Programmer or DIY? Not all is lost. MORE >> -
ACTIVE GARAGE | MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011  A Good Business A Great Life #7: Hiring is like Crack!
Yesterday I heard that my friend Stan (not his real name) had just hired two new employees. With those two hires, the head count in Stan’s company has doubled in just a few months. That culture often leads small business owners down the primrose path of profligate hiring because as employment surges, recognition abounds. MORE >>
- Startup Mantra: Hire Fast, Fire Fast BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011
- Investors Make Horrible Employees MARK BIRCH | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
- Hiring a Chief Editor for a New Montreal Tech Startup Site INSTIGATOR BLOG | SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010
- If Steve Jobs Worked For You, You’d Probably Fire Him GREGG FRALEY, AUTHOR OF JACK'S NOTEBOOK | FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012
- How Do You Set Up Operations In The US And Why? Interview With Microtask CEO ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011
- Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010
- Hiring Executives: If You’ve Never Done the Job, How Do You Hire Somebody Good? BEN'S BLOG | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010
- BlackLocus Raises $2.5M, Adding Austin Operations AUSTIN STARTUP | THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011
- Hiring A Web Developer: 11 Questions You Must Ask Ahead Of Time YOUNGUPSTARTS | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
- 4 Tips on Hiring New Team Members READWRITESTART | MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011
- How to Hire Right and Delegate Well FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
- Should You Hire a Programmer or DIY? | Vinicius Vacanti VINICIUS VACANTI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
- One Trait to Look for in Every Hire FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012
- When to Break the Hiring Rules FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012
- Oblong is Hiring FELD THOUGHTS | THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2010
- Lessons Learned: Lean hiring tips STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009
- Your Company Is Who It Hires GET VENTURE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
- How To Smash Through The First Roadblock To Online Success ENTREPRENEURS-JOURNEY.COM BY YARO STARAK | MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010
- Hiring My Cousin Vinny and Other Startup Lawyer Mistakes MARK BIRCH | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
- Agile Opportunism – Entrepreneurial DNA « Steve Blank STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009
- Celebrate Veterans Day By Hiring One FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011
- We Are Hiring At Union Square Ventures A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010
- 4 Ways to Avoid Hiring Your First Employee READWRITESTART | MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012
- Performance Procrastination ACTIVE GARAGE | WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
- Lessons Learned: The ABCDEF's of conducting a technical interview STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2008
- Lean Hiring in a Lean Startup WEB 2.0 DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS LESSONS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011
- Leader driven Harmony #18: Gen-Ys need Special Handling when entering the Workforce – Part 2 ACTIVE GARAGE | FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
- How to Hire a Chief Technology Officer WWW.INC.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- You Hired Your First Marketing Person, Now What DUCT TAPE MARKETING | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
- Smooth-Stone Changes Name to Calxeda; Adds Hires AUSTIN STARTUP | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
- Tech Block - It's Real, Beware GET VENTURE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
- Stories of Opportunity from the First Round Capital Key Hire Wire – COO, VP of Business Development, Online Marketing Director THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010
- Launching new businesses from the ashes of failure « Lightspeed. LIGHTSPEED | MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009
- Where Are the Worst Talent Shortages? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011
- 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup INSTIGATOR BLOG | FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2010
- Living by Objectives: Jeremiah Owyang, the Edge of a Top Social Media Analyst GRADE A ENTREPRENEURS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010
- Martin Plaehn's Quick Hits: Do's and Don'ts of Entrepreneurship WILL PRICE | MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2008
- Nordics Lead The Way In Online Hiring ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
- Magic Number for SaaS Companies WILL PRICE | TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008
- Job Titles That Can Sink Your Startup STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
- 7 Ways to Screw Up a New Employee FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012
- Don’t Confuse Business Motion With Momentum STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2010
- How to Find the Perfect Startup CEO STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010
- Let Your Employees Pick Their Titles FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011
- Post-close WILL PRICE | FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006
- Guess How Long Overnight Success Really Takes STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2011
- In VC deals, Price Doesn't Matter - But The "Promote" Does SEEING BOTH SIDES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2009
- 9 Deadliest Start-up Sins FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
- Entrepreneurs Build Big Dreams Without Big Money STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011
- Overnight Startup Successes Usually Take Years STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2010
- Data, Data and more Data SETH LEVINE'S VC ADVENTURE | TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010
- Part-Time Startup CTO? SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010
- 10 Steps To Great Leadership FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011
- 7 Deadly Sins of Start-ups FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012
- Startups, Check Your Budget For Viral Marketing STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011
- Why Venture Capitalists Invest In Pigs, Not Chickens SEEING BOTH SIDES | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
- Ten Steps to Build Real Startup Team Engagement STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011
- 3 Numbers All Entrepreneurs Should Know FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
- Setting And Shaping A Strong Startup Culture SEED STAGE CAPITAL | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
- A VC: Employee Equity: How Much? WWW.AVC.COM | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- 9 Deadliest Start-up Sins STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
- Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- Start-up Step 1: A Culture Plan FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
- Ten Learning Steps from Entrepreneur to Manager STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011
- Looking for a job in VC WILL PRICE | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006
- Ignoring Business Basics Can Kill Your Dream STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
- What Does a CEO Do, Anyway? ONLYONCE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
- Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2011
- HP Self Destruction Fully Implemented VENTURE CHRONICLES | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- 6 Reasons Why Your Best Employees Will Leave FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011
- Dear MBAs who want to work at startups THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010
- 10 Startup To-Dos: Things You Should Really Think About When Starting a Company INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
- The Start-Up Law of Comparative Advantage SEEING BOTH SIDES | THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
- Eight Tips To Successfully Bootstrap Your Business STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
- But I Want to be CEO! LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2011
- 7 Reasons Big-Company Executives Fail in a Startup STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011
- Why You Should Eliminate Titles at Start-ups SEEING BOTH SIDES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011
- Visual Guide to NoSQL Systems NATHAN HURST | MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010
- Every Business Must Manage Only These Three Things DUCT TAPE MARKETING | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- 3M: Six Sigma vs Innovation WILL PRICE | TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2007
- Steel In Their Eyes – Why VC’s Should Be Startup CEO’s STEVE BLANK | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011
- 8 Things Great Consultants Say FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012
- The CEO's Job, Part 2 JESSICA MAH | TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011
- Business Essential You Might Be Missing FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
- Entrepreneurship is an Art not a Job STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011
- International Cultures are Key Business Challenges STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010
- It takes a team ASK THE ANGELS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
- 6 Ways to Fix Your Frozen To Do List FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
- 7 Steps To Sure Fire Marketing Success DUCT TAPE MARKETING | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011
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