The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal business partner. In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” You may be too independent to be partner material. Does not need to be managed. MORE >>

Last week I told Mark Josephson , CEO of Outside.in , that I have a greater appreciation for the hard hiring work all of you entrepreneurs do right now.   For the past week, my partners and I have done little else but work on this project.   Our hiring process has always been a bit unusual. It is critical.  MORE >>

It’s among the most-asked questions on startup forums, and an issue we’re dealing with right now at WPEngine as we bring on new employees: How do you decide how much equity (shares) to give a new employee or partner? The question is further complicated when the new hire is getting a salary. How-To finance hiring investmen MORE >>

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Say, “We are hiring a developer to create only the beginning of an application. Hire one from each. MORE >>

There's a weird tendency among business owners: to hire clones of themselves. Rieva Lesonsky explained the danger recently on Small Biz Daily: Hiring your clone can mean hiring someone who has the same (or similar) skills as you. So push yourself to hire folks outside your immediate comfort zone, she concludes. MORE >>