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12 ways to get your business development and tech teams on the same page

The Next Web

Here’s a problem I bet every non-technical founder has experienced: the communication gap between what the biz dev team wants and what the tech team thinks they want, and vice versa. You need to build trust between these teams. This makes people more aware of what their team members are up to and creates more harmony.

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The Long-Term Value of Loyalty

Both Sides of the Table

Moving on … My second post was directed at employees. If you’ve done it for a long time then I usually advise hiring managers to hire you as contractors and not full-time employees. No employees wanted to join startups – they were all looking for stable jobs. It’s a subjective topic.

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Guest Post: Staying Innovative as Your Business Grows (Part One)

OnlyOnce

In Part Two, I’ll talk about some of the practices we’re using in our product management and development teams. If we drove revenue above costs, we got to take home a salary. It was stressful, but productively stressful and fun. We’ve done a lot of different things, but the major focus has been, well, focus.

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19 Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Business Quotes

Hearpreneur

A less-experienced employee with a strong attitude and desire to share in a company’s success will be much more beneficial than a stubborn, experienced employee who refuses to assimilate into a positive office culture. This generation wants an overlap of ‘work and play’ and looks for benefits outside of salary increases.

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Finding Your Co-Founders

techcrunch.com

However, nowhere has as many real estate agents, lawyers, accountants, landlords, employees, co-founders, mentors, and VCs all steeped in startup culture as does Silicon Valley. More often than not, a startup/company fails because the product developed is not what the marketplace sought. Keep salaries smaller, smaller smaller.