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Hazards of Hiring

www.ericsink.com

Many venture-capital-funded companies work this way. In 1998, SourceGear was looking to hire a full-time person in technical support. The decision was primarily being driven by myself and one of my co-workers named Mary. Yes, yes, I have two obvious counterexamples right here among my co-workers.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Geared toward social impact startups working to create a healthier and more sustainable future, the accelerator provides access to training, products and technical support. Notley Ventures.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

infochachkie.com

In all cases, these names were derived by the Founders, without the involvement of consultants, MBAs, focus groups, statistically valid surveys or other detriments to a startup’s ability to make quick, sound decisions. Jerry Yang and David Filo, Yahoo’s Founders, chose the name, as they considered themselves to be “Yahoos.”.When

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