Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There are many books written on this subject, but this classic by Chris Ducker, “ Virtual Freedom ,” manages to pack a lot more practical guidance into a small space that many others I have seen. Hire and train your own managers for internal and external work projects. Fixed price bidding is the only effective outsourcing model.”

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This blog aims to guide you through the process, from the initial steps of conducting market research to operational management, hiring staff, and more. Leveraging technology through an engaging website, online booking, and digital invoicing enhances visibility in an increasingly competitive market.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 16, 2018

In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. It is all about how you hire the best and the amazing impact doing so will have on your culture. For those executives, I recommend you read the book Egonomics because you are dead wrong. You must test those that you want to hire. And I got in?—?and

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2019

There are also many other good sources of guidance, including the classic book “ Click Millionaires ” by Scott Fox. Hiring virtual assistants for each specific project can be a lot more efficient and cheaper than hiring and managing employees. Generate revenue around the clock. Use the Internet to outsource staff.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 31, 2011

At a board meeting yesterday, a management team was talking about their hiring needs and some of the challenges they're having hiring great people. Here's a simple tip: track hiring analytics and assign them to someone. If you're not interviewing enough people, you're not going to be able to hire someone--simple as that.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 23, 2022

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. <#1- Read 12 books. I enjoy reading so much, whether it's fiction, poetry or personal development books. In 2014, I created and started writing on my blog.

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OnlyOnce

MAY 25, 2023

The best part about the book as it relates to ALL boards is the framework of Partner, Take Charge, Stay out of the Way, and Monitor. There was an interesting nugget in the book as well called the Central Idea that I hadn’t seen articulated quite this way before. All in, a good read if you’re a student of Boards.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2014

Small businesses are more likely to hire an outside accountant who is versed in managing books, creating reporting systems, and preparing corporate taxes. Keeping the books. Smaller accounting firms tend to be populated with these jack-of-all-trades type accountants and will meet the needs of most small businesses.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 30, 2013

. Most business owners dread having to talk with and hire lawyers. In a minute, I’ll share tips on how your small business or startup can hire a good lawyer for your business. Here are my tips on how your small business or startup can hire a good lawyer without losing your shirt: 1. How to hire lawyers that add value.

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OnlyOnce

JUNE 2, 2022

David’s book is up there on my list with Ben Horowitz’s The Hard Thing About Hard Things. It’s hard to do the book justice with a quick write up. One of the interesting things about the book is that David is a CEO, but not a founder (although he was sort of a re-founder in this case). It’s clear.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 19, 2009 Lean hiring tips In preparing for the strategy series panel this week, I have been doing some thinking about costs. And all of that cost was caused by one activity: hiring. Hiring is no different from any other company process. Sounds a little abstract, though, doesnt it?

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OnlyOnce

JUNE 30, 2022

I enjoy reading books written by people I know. I can always picture the person narrating the book, or hear their voice saying the words, I can periodically see their personality showing through the words on the page, and books bring out so much more detail than I’d ever get from a conversation.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Tyrone Shum has participated in both my Blog Mastermind and Membership Site Mastermind programs. he went on and has built himself a successful blog and last year launched a membership site too, so he’s a real action taker. Recently, I saw a poll on a very popular blog asking if they outsourced any of their blogging.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 26, 2022

If you raised the same sized seed round as everyone else, you can only hire so many salespeople, put so much into marketing, and those resources can only grab so many customers in an efficient market for people’s time. Well, they’d know it if you wrote a book, of course! I’m not saying you have to write an actual book.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Beyond the Buzzwords: Learn How to Develop Your Writing Voice written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Anne Janzer In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed ​​Anne Janzer, a nonfiction book coach and author of multiple books on writing and marketing. This is John Jantsch.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

You can follow him at @hertling or on his blog, williamhertling.com. Maybe you want to write an app or a book. In the last five years, I’ve managed to find the time to write, publish and promote multiple books, including two award-winning bestsellers , develop a web application, maintain a blog, and present at conferences.

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OnlyOnce

JUNE 15, 2022

My latest book (I’m a co-author along with Brad Feld and Mahendra Ramsinghani), Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors , is now live on Amazon – today is publication day! The book is a major refresh of the first edition, now eight years old. Brad also blogged about it here.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2018

To find out this information, you’ll need to review your books, talk to your employees and see what people are saying about your business. If customer service is lacking, you may need to hire a new team that excels in this area, or implement a training program to improve service. Be discerning when hiring.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2017

Most people get travel blogging wrong. Their only job there will be to meet the locals, eat their foods, take some Instagram-worthy pictures, and post a few words about the experience on their blog. If you plan to start a travel blog, then here are seven tips to keep in mind: 1. Think of Your Blog as a Service.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In the early days it’s more book keeping than accounting. As your business grows, you will likely need more and more time from your accountant and at some point you’ll hire a full time person to handle the day-to-day, likely combined with roles as office manager or finance (not to be confused with accounting). Start a blog.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 15, 2010

Jason and David frequently write and talk about their business philosophy on marketing, hiring, culture, and productivity. If you haven’t read their blog, Signal v. If you’re looking for a business book on writing effective business plans or about strategies for finding investors, this isn’t the right book for you.

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Rembrandt Communications

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Hiring ghostwriters may be your secret to success! You know that writing and distributing fresh new content in various forms, especially books and newsletters, is a great way to boost credibility, create relationships with targeted audience members and promote your brand. How do they do it? Well, your competition has a secret.

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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. When to make your first analytics hire. So when should you start thinking about your first analytics hire? What to look for in your first analytics hire.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2015

Little did I know that my coach took up reading since high school – a book a week! Yes, that’s a book a week times a decade or two. That’s a lot of books! Yes, I can learn about hiring, motivating a team, running operations, selling, and finance just by hitting the books. Get started by reading industry blogs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2023

His new book, Never Lose an Employee Again: The Simple Path to Remarkable Retention , offers a proven framework for increasing employees retention, engagement, and in the process, profits. [04:04] 05:47] How have you structured the employee journey throughout this book? [11:05] And you can listen to it all on your lunch break.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 18, 2012

Conventional wisdom among smart technology entrepreneurs says not to hire people with Masters in Business Administration (MBAs) into startups. My friend Peter Thiel once warned a young entrepreneur: “Never ever hire an MBA; they will ruin your company.” In any case, the episode did not make me want to hire more MBAs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Why Publishing A Book Helps Build Your Credibility written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Michael is a C redibility Marketing Expert who helps business owners publish a book that positions them as an expert in their field. If you want to build your credibility, publishing a book is a way to do just that.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 5, 2023

How To Write A Business Book That Matters written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Josh Bernoff In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Josh Bernoff. Josh teaches them how to refine their idea, choose a publishing model, and research, write, publish, and promote their books.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 28, 2014

A well-known startup innovator, he’s co-founder of the leading VC firm Andreessen Horowitz and author of a new book, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building A Business When There Are No Easy Answers , which brims with unusually direct, useful advice for new and seasoned entrepreneurs alike. The firs step is to write down what you want.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2013

Written in tongue-in-cheek fashion with unabashed directness, “ The Book of Business Awesome / The Book of Business UnAwesome ” is a unique two-in-one volume by “UnMarketing” consultant Scott Stratten. With refreshing candor, Stratten’s book is laced with numerous case studies. Well, now you can.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 10, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 24, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! All rights reserved.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

1- Launched company's website and blog. I am proud of launching our company's website and blog. During hectic periods, the hiring department had difficulties locating specific files and maintaining paperwork, which took too much time. 24- Published my first book. My big accomplishment in 2021 was publishing my first book!

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

You can also make money online as a photographer posting pictures of travel destinations, selling photos to authors for their books, sell to newspapers and editorials, start a blog, and even tutor others on how to be a photographer. If your photos are really good, you can sell them to websites as stock photos.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Assuming you are lucky enough to get hired, what can you do to survive, and even stand out above the rest in this environment? Here are some tips from a classic book by Harvey Mackay, “ Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door ,” which work even better in a startup than they do in a bigger company: Make yourself indispensable.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 8, 2019

My guest today is Dan Janal , he is a publicity and marketing expert and an author of about a dozen books, including the one we’re going to talk about today, Write Your Book In a Flash. But let’s just first talk about books in general and writing books in general. This is John Jantsch. Dan Janal: It sure has.

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