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Boosting the French Tech Ecosystem

Cracking the Code

Accel has been at the forefront of this new wave and we have been actively investing in France. Emmanuel Macron during the workshop in Versailles In this context I was invited, together with a large dozen of foreign investors, to participate in a workshop to discuss what France could to do to attract more venture capital from global firms.

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Lessons Learned: Lean hiring tips

Startup Lessons Learned

Almost all of it is in one giant fixed-cost bucket: salaries. If you hire a smart, competent person, they will inevitably find ways to be productive and keep busy. I want to talk specifics, and when you come right down to it, most technology startups dont have a very interesting cost structure. Not in my experience. Expo SF (May.

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5 reasons to losing top applicants [CrazyEgg & Transformify analysis]

Transformify

It was surprising, as Transformify free ATS (Applicant Tracking System) provides a laser cut information to the employers about the number of matching skills, the salary expectations, the location, etc. Why a recruiter would contact a candidate whose salary expectations clearly exceed the budget and the skills are not a good match?

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John Doerr's 10 lean startup tips

Startup Lessons Learned

Voluntary salary reduction program. Ive also used the voluntary salary reduction tool - its particularly useful as a way to get passionate employees who dont have a lot of personal expenses to buy into the mission of the company at a deep level. Selling is an honorable profession. Everyone from the receptionist to engineers is selling.

Lean 121
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Myth: Entrepreneurship Will Make You Rich

Startup Lessons Learned

A more rational career path for money-making is one that rewards effort, in the form of promotions, increased security, salary and status. A more rational career path for money-making is one that rewards effort, in the form of promotions, increased security, salary and status. Expo SF (May. Take a look and let me know what you think.