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How to Successfully Approach Trade-Offs as an Entrepreneur in 2021

Up and Running

In fact, Americans are becoming small business owners at an accelerated clip: New filings for employer identification numbers are higher than they’ve been since 2007 , according to the U.S. Weigh hiring an employee versus implementing software. Price out the cost of tools (and estimated impacts) to compare against hiring someone new.

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Female Founder Interview: Latina Leader Elizabeth Colón

The Startup Magazine

To get us started, describe what the NAWBO does in 10 words or less: Elizabeth: It provides women business owners with leadership, education and networking. Elizabeth: Metaphrasis Language & Cultural Solutions is an award-winning interpreting and translation company located in Chicago that I founded in 2007. Tech development?

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Small business startup kit for 2007 – mostly free!

BeyondVC

As I started thinking about his question, I remember what it was like setting up our office in 1998 and the headaches and cost of buying a Nortel phone system and phones and hiring a Microsoft networking expert to get our office set up for file sharing, back up, and email. What a nightmare! Productivity – Microsoft Office.

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Finding Developers is Tough Again

SoCal CTO

I wouldn’t say it’s 1999 or even 2007, but it certainly has turned around. I've Googled, gone through my network, posted to Craigslist, and approached universities, and much like your friend I am having a heck of a time finding developers in LA. I don’t have specific suggestions for people you can hire.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

Both Sides of the Table

Ah, but Bird doesn’t have network effects! Because Bird was first to market, extremely innovative, quick to hire talented leadership and an experienced founder it was able to raise $125 million in an extraordinarily short period of time. There is nothing viral! Anybody can launch a scooter service! Not really.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs). Venture Guiding Fund.

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Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles?

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? Since then it has become much harder to find people and while we are talking about hiring relatively small numbers of people, the typical sources of candidates dont seem to be working.