blog.alinelerner.com

JUNE 21, 2013

Lessons from a year’s worth of hiring data. Because I used to be an engineer, one part of my job was conducting first-round technical interviews, and between January 2012 and January 2013, I interviewed roughly 300 people for our back-end/full-stack engineer position. Aline Lerner's Blog. Jun 21, 2013.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2022

500-rated, top-ranked conversation analytics software serving over 30,000 businesses around the world. One of my favorite episodes who should be your first hire, what's your funding plan, Dr. Lisa Cravin shares her top advice from building spotlight oral. Was there meaningful conversion that occurred? Lori does not.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 13, 2017

Call it whatever you like, but when businesses are hiring for any of those titles they simply want somebody who can generate lots of quality leads for as little cash as possible.”. A growth team, however, is largely overlapped with product, engineering, and design as well. Product vs. Growth?

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

Jeremy Johnson , founder of Andela , which embeds talented software engineers on the African continent into top engineering organizations worldwide. Michael Eidsaune , co-founder of Carely , a software platform that facilitates communication among families caring for sick or elderly relatives. Jeremy Johnson.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 13, 2018

Sample @ Hypergiant Over the past five years, the tech industry has pushed the implementation of conversational intelligence, but actual execution presents several challenges. Topics will include best practices in building fast-growth consumer goods brands and the differences between the old and new way of building consumer product companies.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

Jeremy Johnson , founder of Andela , which embeds talented software engineers on the African continent into top engineering organizations worldwide. Michael Eidsaune , co-founder of Carely , a software platform that facilitates communication among families caring for sick or elderly relatives. Jeremy Johnson.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. Michael’s second problem comes from holding software engineers to an unprecedented standard of business savviness: Most software engineers aren’t business people.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2019

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. It is an excellent way for marketers to learn more about product consumption situations, and uncover valuable consumer insights. 1- Recruit female executives recruitment.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. You may get a software engineer to start something for you, but they wont stick with the project when it gets difficult.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

It is incumbent on management to create and sustain an environment that leads to hiring, encourages quality work, rewards effort and accomplishment, treats workers fairly, pays an equitable wage, provides for basic welfare, respects families, supplies adequate work flexibility, and, importantly, celebrates the work itself. Thanks, guys!

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Such “thin” products derive from entrepreneurs with thin life experience. What kind of meaningful products are you going to build if your life struggles so far don’t extend much beyond optimizing the speed of pizza delivery? — Jeff Goldschrafe (@jgoldschrafe) September 24, 2014.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 27, 2010

A strong website can help a small business to more effectively market its products or services – even if the small businesses’ customers are all local. Showscase your products and services. You’re selling a product or service. Make sure that you clearly showcase that product or service on your homepage.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 27, 2010

A strong website can help a small business to more effectively market its products or services – even if the small businesses’ customers are all local. Showscase your products and services. You’re selling a product or service. Make sure that you clearly showcase that product or service on your homepage.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

Keep in mind that people are generally impatient when browsing websites and slow load times do impact conversions (getting people to buy your products or services). Tip: If you decide to hire a freelance web site designer and/or developer, you should look for at least three people (or shops) and ask them for detailed quotes.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In Part 1 of this blog series, I presented a rather dysfunctional conversation going on between software consultants and you, their client. I explained what consultants mean when they use the word “productivity,” why it gets convoluted, and how understanding this can lead you to making better choices for your company.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

It’s clear that AngelList wants to help bring much of the transactional conversations and introductions that happen at the early stage of hiring and fundraising via word of mouth or in meetings online. As Smartphones Reach A Global Tipping Point, Why Your Product Isn't As Simple As You.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 2, 2018

Smith said while the company is not hiring large numbers of people, it is aware that its average worker is 50 and wants to prepare for the future. Aaron Scholthauer, 32, a mechanical engineer who graduated from Johns Hopkins University, has been at SUN Automation for 10 years and is now manager of development engineering.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

One of the topics that raised heated debate was whether I had conflated technical design with product design , because I made the admittedly counter-intuitive claim that sometimes good technical design actually leads to increased technical debt. The argument itself got me thinking a lot about design and its role in building products.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2014

Today in the tech industry, we’re entering an era of Levittown software, and the change is important for all businesses. Technology companies now build Levittown-style products that are appropriate for a wide range of industries. The base product is quickly deployed, cost-effective and customizable.

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

In December 1996, while I was still a student in the Master of Software Engineering program at Carnegie Mellon, I got bit hard by the entrepreneurial bug. At the same time, I was also working on the product. I hired my TA as my first employee and paid him $12.50 I always knew that I would someday start my own company.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

And making sales early on when a product is not nearly what it will be one day is especially hard. My team and I have created Happster, the first product created to take employee happiness to new heights through positive psychology. That exit conversation was memorable. Thanks to Lori Cheek, Cheekd ! #8

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firstround.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Product and Engineering. How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO. Product and Engineering. How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO. Ian Langworth started his career as an O’Reilly author and software engineer at Google. First Round Capital. The Review. Plusstartup.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

And so when that revenue tripled and suddenly I was like, Oh, I can hire people to help me, like this thing is gonna work. Now that's, it's a little bit misleading in the sense that the investment, I could write the software myself because I got a software engineering degree from mit. But like conversion did not work.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

The following seeks to capture the essence of his conversation with this year’s Fellows: What is Leadership? The first phase, before they get to product market fit, is all about technology leadership; startups focus on their technical vision, building their products or services, getting customer feedback.

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Transformify

AUGUST 18, 2021

Software Testing. Audio and Video Production. These platforms provide employers with an advantage in terms of hiring and managing employees, while ensuring that all payments due are transparent, accurate, and on time. The clients can easily search for your personal profile on this website and hire you. Transcription.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 4, 2014

Showscase your products and services. You’re selling a product or service. Make sure that you clearly showcase that product or service on your homepage. You can have a great site design, but if your product photos look terrible, your prospective customers will think twice about buying your products.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 16, 2020

When we talk about what happens next, we often frame the conversation in reactive terms. It recognizes that forces that create chaos and confusion also upend deeply rooted habits and patterns of behavior — the status quo – that often block potential innovations and more productive ways of living. Keep doing that. Who flourishes?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2016

After all, your customers ultimately will want to learn more about your company’s products and services, and a dedicated website will help them do so. Showscase your products and services. You’re selling a product or service. Make sure that you clearly showcase that product or service on your homepage.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Nothing says more about your culture than who you hire, who you fire, and who you promote. And I am the product of many mentors, and I have found that if you reach out to people fearlessly they will often respond to help you. For example, I hired three CFOs in six years. The CEO has the most power to make these decisions.

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www.igda.org

JULY 24, 2012

Productivity drops immediately upon starting overtime and continues to drop until, at approximately eight 60-hour weeks, the total work done is the same as what would have been done in eight 40-hour weeks. Its common sense that the more hours people work, the less productive they become. In 1909, Sidney J.

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The difference between your initial idea and your ultimate product is the difference between a slab of rock and the David. Experienced, talented software engineers have lots of options in life, and most of them involve getting paid. I went to the Columbia Engineering Career Fair in October 2009 and left with ~150 resumes.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Sure, it garners the "winning " reply above, but in reality I find the answers below by Cody Riddar that directs the asker to go hire an inexpensive prototype development team much more helpful than the "leading answer" that gives the "Quora rockstar engineer" point of view. You, a creative guy?

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Software By Rob

JULY 14, 2009

She will likely produce a better finished product than I can. Drip outsourcing has become invaluable to my productivity. This ties back into a topic I’ve spoken about previously: when it comes to your product should you build it, buy it or hire it out? Outsource your product architecture?

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mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

When computers first gained graphical user interfaces, software engineers helped people make the transition from physical offices to digital files with the metaphor of a desktop. To hire people to crop pictures for customers who will not know they are dissatisfied? Lets have a personal and meaningful conversation instead.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Update: The end is near, Expensify is hiring a.NET programmer! As you might know, we’re hiring the best programmers in the world. If you are a startup looking to hire really excellent people, take notice of.NET on a resume, and ask why it’s there. Expensify Blog. Expense Reports That Don't Suck.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 19, 2018

We launched as Leather Nova with just two specialty leather care products. When our products took off on Amazon we realized that there was more runway to care for high-end products, but the name Leather Nova was too restrictive. The brand name has stood out and acted as an earworm of sorts during the sales conversion process.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Product leaders often believe it’s cheaper to buy software than build it. You don’t need a large development team or outside capital to build your own software from scratch. Market maturity: Conversely, competitors are investing in a new featureset and thus, they’ve become table stakes. But that’s not always the case.

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