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

Up and Running

To appeal to the digital natives born between 1996 and 2012 , it’s important to hire a marketer who understands the trends and values that are influencing this generation’s spending habits. A key piece of that type of decision is understanding your cash flow , and putting together reasonable forecasts.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: Akamai

Seeing Both Sides

In 2012, analysts forecast the company will achieve nearly $1.5 Go after it aggressively, even if it means risking making hiring and operating mistakes and wasting capital – so long as this capital is relatively cheap, as it was for Akamai in the midst of the Internet bubble.