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Unique ways to solve today’s talent crunch

Version One Ventures

This hiring challenge has pushed several startups to get creative and take an innovative approach to recruiting. Today’s trend of acqui-hires can result in some dissatisfied technical teams post acquisition. Last year Facebook opened a temporary office in Vancouver to train newly hired developers while they wait for U.S.

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Unique ways to solve today’s talent crunch

Version One Ventures

This hiring challenge has pushed several startups to get creative and take an innovative approach to recruiting. Today’s trend of acqui-hires can result in some dissatisfied technical teams post acquisition. Last year Facebook opened a temporary office in Vancouver to train newly hired developers while they wait for U.S.

Canada 66
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Founder Interview: Richard Lavina Innovating Accounting Services with Taxfyle

The Startup Magazine

Prior to founding Taxfyle in 2015, Richard worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as an auditor. Fast forward to today; since we founded Taxfyle in 2015, it has earned the support and investment of numerous venture capitalists and is one of the fastest-growing companies in any sector in the U.S. Last year, Taxfyle ranked No. 74 on Inc.

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How Technology and Training Fueled One Ad-Based Company’s Growth

ReadWriteStart

“I didn’t even know who Mark Zuckerberg was back in October 2015. To reduce that high turnover among the young people BlitzMetrics employs, the brand has created a tight qualifying process, only hiring resourceful and diligent people and maintaining a set of realistic standards for success.

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DataRails Hires David Rosenberg as New VP of Customer Success

The Startup Magazine

DataRails , the financial analysis and reporting software startup, has announced the hiring of David Rosenberg as the company’s new VP of customer success. He has a wealth of experience in the data vertical, having served in previous roles at companies such as Intel, AllScripts, and Vision.bi. CEO Perspective.

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How to Use Growth Hacking to Increase Revenue 20x in Just 12 Months

Up and Running

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. I strongly believe that the first few hires of a startup should belong to the growth department, whether they’re marketers, community managers, or salespeople (selling your product is the best way to learn how to improve it).

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Paywalls, SEO, and the Need for a Damn Good Brand

ConversionXL

In 2009, Google allowed publishers to cap FCF views at five articles per day ; in 2015, the cap tightened to three articles. News is an especially challenging vertical since no site owns a newsworthy event. For publishers, the policy didn’t work. Anyone who accessed an article via a Google search enjoyed Infinite Clicks Free.

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