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4 Essential Hires If You’re Starting a Business in 2020

Up and Running

It might seem easier to put off thinking about your first essential new hires. Try to do it all and you’ll spend a lot of time learning new skills (that you’ll eventually hire for) when you should be focusing on growing your business. Hire someone who understands Generation Z (or your target demographic). A marketing maven.

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Evolution of a Founder: Lessons I have learned

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The success of business can be measured through many metrics — page views, revenues, profits, the number of employees, or an exit (either through a private or through a public sale). From the day I started till very recently (aka December 31, 2012), I can literally count the days when I have slept solid eight hours. They may [.].

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: Akamai

Seeing Both Sides

With over $1 billion in revenue, 2000 employees and a market capitalization of over $6 billion, Akamai has become a role model for scalable start-ups. In 2012, analysts forecast the company will achieve nearly $1.5 Systems were put in place and professional managers with experience in building mission-critical products were hired.