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7 Highlights from Lean Startup Week

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest Post by Misti Yang, Writer for Lean Startup Co. To confidently answer no, co-founder of Strategyzer Alex Osterwalder told our attendees, “What you really want to do is work more like Amazon. … LESSON #3: Avoid these three hiring mistakes. First, do not hire someone just because they have the domain expertise.

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Why Computer Vision Has Become a Major Investment Theme for Me

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most obvious to me was Nanit, that was brought to our firm by my colleague Jordan Hudson who met them team, fell in love with their founders & technology, and encouraged us to invest. It also helped that Jordan was about to have a baby of his own — Slim Shaney- who is now more than a year old (as is our investment).

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The 5 Key Skills That Successful Managers Possess

Duct Tape Marketing

Dave is also the co-founder of Sanku , a company that developed the only successful technology to fortify grains with lifesaving micronutrients in rural African mills. 08:19] Can you explain this idea of hiring for outcomes and how that’s different than hiring for resume experience? [09:47]

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Twitter Link Roundup #158 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Don’t hire them | Pando Daily – [link]. Vision | Jordan Cooper’s Blog – [link]. Don’t hire them | Pando Daily – [link]. Five UX Research Pitfalls from cofounder of Meebo – [link]. Five UX Research Pitfalls from cofounder of Meebo – [link]. Losers exist. Losers exist.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

As a CEO and founder, I work with employees, contract individuals, and other business owners who are genuinely stellar, and I love being part of the small business dream. Photo Credit: Jordan Smyth. Thanks to Jordan Smyth, Gleamin ! #18- Thanks to Stephen Gary, Flashpacker Co ! #25- Thanks to Stacey E. Burke, Stacey E.

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How to Start a Brewery

Up and Running

However, t he main thing is to start with the right space—and one that will be bigger than what you think you will need, says Jason Jordan of Propel Insurance. “I Word of mouth is no substitute for market research, says Ben Price, co-founder of Hard Knocks Brewing, a small brewpub in its second year of operation.

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Some Thoughts on Hiring Technical Co-Founders

Rob Go

I reblogged an awesome post last week about how non-technical founders need to step thinking about “finding” a technical co-founder and “earning” a technical co-founder. Too much time to spent focused on the TECHNICAL and not enough on the CO-FOUNDER.