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Remote First: Why Isn’t Every Company Boundaryless

ReadWriteStart

We’ll discuss the critical questions a CEO needs to answer to effectively capitalize on the remote labor market while avoiding the pitfalls most commonly encountered when people attempt to hire developers that are far from their company’s headquarters. Hiring remote talent is much more complicated than hiring in your backyard.

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Announcing our investment in DemandStar, a marketplace for government procurement  

Version One Ventures

The Seattle-based company provides an online marketplace for business-to-government commerce – it connects local and national suppliers with government procurement officers. . P.S. They’re hiring ! . Today we’re excited to announce that we led DemandStar ’s $2m seed round.

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Recapping Q4 2019

Version One Ventures

Product launches. Booster Fuels expanded its app-enabled, on-demand fueling services to fleets in Seattle , its first market in the Northwest. Our portfolio companies are always hiring! G2’s recognition is based on verified reviews and real users (in other words, the people actually using Ada). You can read all about it here.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Seattle, WA.

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We’re hiring an analyst!

Version One Ventures

So it is time to get some help to manage the fund and I am excited to announce that Version One is hiring an analyst. Performing market research and due diligence for potential investments (interviewing customers/users, testing products and services, and/or financial modeling). The post We’re hiring an analyst!

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29 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Pivots They’re Making in Their Business as a Result of Pandemic

Hearpreneur

When open houses in Seattle Real Estate shut down at the beginning of the pandemic my Photography business knew that Virtual Tours were going to be very important. Although our in-person services were put on hold, our eCommerce products, including virtual services tripled in revenue. Thanks to Ben Zellner, 3000MileMyth ! #4-

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs

crowdSPRING Blog

William Hurley, co-founder of Honest Dollar , an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. It’s an incredibly innovative city.