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Lessons Learned: Lean hiring tips

Startup Lessons Learned

Almost all of it is in one giant fixed-cost bucket: salaries. Ive written previously about how to conduct a good interview , how to build a process to assess fit , and, most importantly, how to do root cause analysis to continuously improve. Particularly the Continuous Deployment and Split testing posts.

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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. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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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. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.