Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

At Amazon, Jeff Bezos leads a relentless drive to invent dramatic new ways to delight customers, not waiting for customer demands or competitors to show the way. They help hiring managers raise the bar for every interview. Incorporate AI-powered data and metrics systems.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

It dawned on me that we had a department full of people with titles describing process-centric execution while we were in environment that required relentless agility and speed with urgency. But what I wanted was an agile marketing team capable of operating independently without day-to-day direction. Educate our sales channel(s).

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, November 6, 2008 Steveys Blog Rants: Good Agile, Bad Agile I thought Id share an interesting post from someone with a decidedly anti-agile point of view. Steveys Blog Rants: Good Agile, Bad Agile : "Google is an exceptionally disciplined company, from a software-engineering perspective.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

From crafting a compelling brand identity to mastering digital marketing, it's a multifaceted journey that demands careful planning and execution. 6- Hire an attorney and SEO expert Photo Credit: Priscilla Christine When establishing your business, there are several essential tips to keep in mind for long-term success.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, November 7, 2008 Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online service, step-by-step If you want to build an online service, and you dont test it with a fake AdWords campaign ahead of time, youre crazy. Turns out, there was aboslutely no demand whatsoever for that particular product.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Who can I hire later? For example, if you’re building a mobile app, then the key activities are: app software development, user interface design and demand creation skills. But what about for us, a consumer hardware hardware company? Trying to figure out what the right set of co-founders isn’t so clear. And what can I outsource?”

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If you want app development that is both affordable and efficient, you need to know how to hire programmers to do the job. The best way to plan your app development is to know how to hire the best app developers for your project requirements. Where to Hire Developers for Your Project. How to Hire Remote Developers.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Pivoting only works if a business is small and agile and can shift its operations quickly and flawlessly in a different direction. In contrast, others had to retool their business protocols to deal with the new demands of a remote office. Is it worth losing an experienced hire over remote working arrangements?

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 25, 2021

This is increasingly difficult in a world dominated by remote work, but it’s increasingly demanded by the workforce. In line with this, HR leaders will have to remain agile, forging culture-based connections when they can while still preserving the structure of the business. The Gig Economy: Here to Stay?

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2020

Increasing demand on digital features and channels equate to a huge increase in mainframe transaction volumes—so much so, that a recent survey shows that 59% of executives put the mainframe under a positive light as a platform for growth. Devops is something that you seldom hear together with mainframes in one sentence.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2019

Startups tend to put a premium on being “agile,” but that doesn’t always work – and certainly won’t replace the effective collaboration a business needs to grow. Series B: Hiring and Developing Managers. All startups find themselves struggle with hiring to meet growing demand, leaving most startups scrambling to onboard hires.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It could be more revenue, hiring clients, or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. Initially, I would like to hire people from my neighborhood, with the goal of expanding to other communities in the future. It's important to keep business agile.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

They need to be able to know the key Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder , figure out where/when/how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , Why Investors Should Demand This. Just make sure its clear what the expectations are going into any engagement.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Recently, I’ve been working with a few of our portfolio companies to help them think about how to recruit and interview their first analytics hire. accounting/controller, FP&A, demand forecasting, etc.?—?but When to make your first analytics hire. So when should you start thinking about your first analytics hire?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 13, 2021

So as the pandemic shifts phases, we are best positioned to capture this incoming demand for people who need to figure out a new way to work. At Buttercloth for example, we pivoted early during the pandemic, hiring out-of-work salon workers to help make fashionable Face Masks which we gave to customers. 8-Stay agile.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 20, 2023

5- Hire the experts Photo Credit: Rachel Eigen “You can do it all starting small” — B.S. Contrary to the initial advice, I learned that it's essential to embrace agility and be willing to pivot when necessary. Thanks to Mike Pio Roda, The Creative VC ! #5- My advice: avoid groupthink, go innovate.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Most startups’ founding mythologies are full of the same phrases : “hard work,” “agile strategy,” “smart scaling.” Arrive to the market too soon and there’s no demand for the product. I would rather build product, learn new code, and read Hacker News than suffer through awkward hiring interviews.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Operating across varied industries, Fractional CMOs offer a fresh, tailored approach, helping businesses to be more agile, adaptive, and strategic in their planning Questions I ask Nicole Bernard [00:46] What exactly is a fractional CMO? And so I think you had this convergence of supply and demand increasing at the same time.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the entrepreneurial ecosystem, where agility and adaptability are key, quitting can be particularly detrimental. Unlike traditional corporate roles, entrepreneurship demands a blend of passion, creativity, and commitment that goes beyond just ticking off tasks. Thanks to Valev Laube, The VL Studios ! #4-

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the entrepreneurial ecosystem, where agility and adaptability are key, quitting can be particularly detrimental. Unlike traditional corporate roles, entrepreneurship demands a blend of passion, creativity, and commitment that goes beyond just ticking off tasks. Thanks to Valev Laube, The VL Studios ! #4-

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2016

But entrepreneurs face other concerns that compete with this growth focus, including hiring, maintaining current revenue sources and distinguishing themselves from the competition. As your business thrives, the providers who support you with banking, marketing and other services should change as your demands change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2019

A recent high-profile one, Theranos , the blood-testing company, had no trouble getting customers, but promised more than their technology could deliver, Another, Shyp , an early on-demand delivery platform, blamed their demise on premature scaling. Demand continuous innovation to keep up with change.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 27, 2021

Thus since it’s not an actual skill, businesses will start to either invest in templates for content planning or hire people to focus on that specific job. 7- Increased demand for more sustainable products. Being agile, nimble, and quick. Thanks to Dr. Robert Applebaum. #7- Photo credit: Derin Oyekan.

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Venture Chronicles

AUGUST 2, 2013

I have covered a couple of topics in this series, the first being hiring the best people and the second organizing for success based on the attributes of the people you are hiring. engineers paired would jump from frontend to backend erratically at each sprint iteration. We should have been able to do both.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

Prezi hired the former director of product from Pixar to build a more cinematic video meeting experience. With more of us working from home and placing more demands on our bandwidths, faster internet with increased capacity for file sharing and uninterrupted Zoom conversations is the natural next step. Photo Credit: Kevin Burke.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

The first hint lies in its name; this is a product development model, not a marketing model, not a sales hiring model, not a customer acquisition model, not even a financing model (and we’ll also find that in most cases it’s even a poor model to use to develop a product.) So what’s wrong the product development model? Where Are the Customers?

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OnlyOnce

MARCH 16, 2023

Post 4 of 4 in the series of Scaling CMO’s- the other posts are, When to Hire your First Chief Customer Officer , What does Great Look like in a Chief Customer Office r and Signs your Chief Customer Officer isn’t Scaling. The demanding customer is the one who breaks things and forces you to own up to your lack of scalability.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2020

They operated this way because their existing business models didn’t allow them to initially profit from those opportunities – so they ignored them – and continued to chase higher profitability in more-demanding segments. He had introduced the idea that customers don’t buy a product, rather than they hire it for a “job to be done.”

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Up and Running

JANUARY 25, 2018

Digital businesses need to be agile and reactive too. If you spend your whole hour doing one thing and one thing only, this should be nailing your value proposition and ensuring that your customers are at the heart of all your subsequent decisions, like investment and hiring. Figure out your niche and need.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 12, 2018

They Build Skill and Agility This one’s a gimme: passion projects are opportunities to learn and test new skills, techniques or approaches efficiently. Imagine now that you’re looking to hire a critic to write about music. They Build Relationships (and Keep Us Current)!

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 27, 2020

A business must be agile enough to incorporate both short-term & long-term changes, which can be achieved through year-round continuous surveys for real-time customer information. Ashley Wilson is a digital nomad and writer for hire, specialized in business and tech topics. Customer preferences and priorities change over time.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2021

Contingent labor began seeing a decrease in hiring in February 2020. Full-time employee (FTE) hiring (measured by the unemployment rate) began to decrease a month later in March 2020. Contingent labor had its deepest drop in hiring in May, dropping by 44% year-over-year. FTE Hiring Slower to Recover. in March to 14.7%

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Hire Resourceful People. Hiring the best people for the job means that their productivity will skyrocket. Hiring smarter people means respecting their different skill sets. Surrounding yourself with people with higher ability levels means that your company will be more agile when it comes to problem-solving.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

But what I wanted was an agile marketing team capable of operating independently without day-to-day direction. To do that we will create end-user demand and drive it into the sales channel, educate the channel and customers about why our products are superior, and help Engineering understand customer needs and desires.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2019

A coaching culture thrives on agility and resilience. Only hire and partner with people who have a positive outlook. In fact, in today’s digital age, with a rapid movement to new generations of workers, and equally rapid changes in technology and market demands, your business may not survive without it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Boyd emphasized the importance of agility in combat: "the key to victory is to be able to create situations wherein one can make appropriate decisions more quickly than ones opponent." Agile software development. Agile allows companies to build higher quality software faster. This speeds up the Ideas-Code-Data feedback loop.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 18, 2022

Use Agile Methodologies. Use Agile Methodologies. Identify your most effective time of day while you will face the most demanding challenges. Because I enjoy getting to know our new workers, new hires will schedule a lunch meeting with me as part of their onboarding process. Put Personal Time Blocks On Your Calendar.

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