Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

This week they set out to create their cap table and hire a CTO. As first time entrepreneurs they did not create an employee options pool; we’ll fix that in a little while. They come up with two options: Hire Praveena as an employee and offer her stock options. Praveena wants to invest $20,000 and get 20% equity.

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Up and Running

MAY 22, 2015

We asked 12 founders from the YEC to share with us when they knew it was time to hire a manager (or a few managers) to oversee the day-to-day activities of their business. See Also 11 Signs It’s Time to Get Rid of a Key Employee. However, it’s hard to let go. When your days are getting longer. That can’t happen.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. I always push companies to hire “an operationally focused CFO” during this phase because in order to systematize you need somebody who brings economic rigor to decision making. were more distributed.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 18, 2016

Each person we hire contributes to not only the development of the product, but also to the productivity of the team and overall company culture. When we make a bad hiring decision, we not only affect the product, but we also affect the team, the company’s culture, and the potential success of the business.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Onboarding a new remote developer is arguably one of the most important things you can add to your core competencies if you want to assure your new hires’ success. Today, with COVID-19 making every new hire remote, excellence in onboarding has become even more crucial. Daily scheduling and communications policies are loose or absent.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

He just hired Meg Whitman. NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Given Verizon just shut down Go90 , its short form content video service, it will be interesting to see if Verizon distributes Katzenberg’s offerings.). the ex-CEO of HP and eBay, as CEO of NewTV.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2020

You can, however, make sure you do your part in keeping your employees and yourself safe from the disease. During this time, it’s also important to safeguard the morale of your employees. According to NBC News, companies with fewer than 500 employees may apply for forgivable loans of up to $10 million.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2019

Motivate your employees. Working in the department support can be a non-thrilling and in a word, boring experience for your employees and unless you motivate them on a regular basis , the business will get stagnated. This will further help you to maintain good relations with your customer and obtaining the trusts of new customers.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 30, 2020

Walmart, Amazon, Instacart are all attempting to rapidly hire hundreds of thousands of employees to meet the expectations of their customers. In our view, retailers must absorb the additional costs of the new distribution requirements if they want to be part of the future retail landscape.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Hire professionals. Think about your employee and ownership hats. If you stop working for the company, how will that impact your voting and distribution rights? Protect your company’s customers, employees and intellectual property. Here are a few tips to ensure that you and your partners start out on the right foot.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

At this time of the year, your employees are ready for the next year. But before the office closes and we all celebrate New Year’s Eve, you could throw a party to let your employees know you appreciate them. Besides, your employees will be at the office anyway. The post Employees in a winter rut? Organize an office party!

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blog.alinelerner.com

JUNE 21, 2013

Lessons from a year’s worth of hiring data. As a result, candidates ranged from self-taught college dropouts or associate’s degree holders to PhD holders, ACM winners, MIT/Harvard/Stanford/Caltech students, and Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and Google interns and employees with a lot of people in between. Jun 21, 2013.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 3, 2017

by Jay DesMarteau, head of small business and government banking distribution for TD Bank. If hiring a financial planner or accountant is currently cost prohibitive, start with a banker – they will offer free insight. If adding a long-term employee isn’t yet feasible, consider hiring seasonal staff.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 16, 2020

Despite how much time companies talk about the importance of their employees and, in many cases, how every employee is also an “owner” of their business through their option program, most companies are pretty ad hoc (or down right sloppy) about how they plan for and execute their option program.

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Transformify

MARCH 23, 2020

Having a remote team distributed across the globe allows providing quality customer service even if part of the world is hit by an earthquake which unfortunately happened in Croatia. Digging deeper and researching corporate social responsibility (CSR) and diversity hiring programs took a few months, but it was worth the effort.

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Technical Review Croatia San Francisco Software Review 132

Rembrandt Communications

AUGUST 1, 2022

You distribute articles, blogs, emails, newsletters, videos, podcasts, press releases, and more… but you don’t see results. Do you write and distribute content (also known as copy) just because you think you need to send it out? Get help if you need it so that you can stop writing and distributing content that doesn’t work!

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2020

Requiring every employee to be physically on-site near other people has some well-known drawbacks – lengthy commute times and high associated costs, limited flexibility in who and where you can hire, etc. However, it’s important to note that employee well-being and company productivity don’t have to be in conflict.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2020

So, what are the in demand products during this time of pandemic that both budding and seasoned entrepreneurs may want to consider manufacturing or distributing? Also, companies are using them to onboard new hires and even for continuous learning. These are some of those: 1. Medical Products. A/B Testing And SWOT Analysis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2023

To get the visibility and distribution you need will likely require one or two levels of partner relationships and a real model for marketing, events and promotions. A detailed process, with empowered employees and adequate budget, are mandatory to any viable business model. Word of mouth is not adequate for marketing and sales.

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Up and Running

APRIL 25, 2017

If you’ve never recruited for a remote team, you’re probably wondering if the recruitment process looks different than the traditional hiring process. You can also ask your current employees if they know someone they’d like to refer. Referrals can be your best friend, resulting in higher employee retention rates. The answer?

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Up and Running

JUNE 28, 2021

When done well, payroll can help your organization stay safe from legal consequences and keep your employees content. To avoid these 10 common payroll errors, like misclassifying employees and miscalculating pay, let’s examine why correcting these mistakes are so important. The amount paid to employees each pay period.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2020

Hiring developers used to be an expensive barrier to getting started. During lockdown, there are a lot of people who enjoy not having to face commuting to work, not facing a boss everyday and possibly mingling with other employees they don’t get along with. Photo Credit: Amber Christian. Data is dormant in old-world businesses.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Artificial Inteligence 143

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2014

I run an online art business that prints and ships thousands of orders each week to buyers all over the world — and I’m able to do it with only four full-time employees, thanks to outsourcing. I love it when all of my employees have creative, fulfilling projects to work on, and that’s exactly what we have — every day. Web Hosting.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Sedibeng’s primary market advantages are their company culture, consistent “quality” branding, traditional brew recipes, and commitment to rural distribution. Employee training. Developing an efficient employee onboarding process and training program will be increasingly critical to the company’s ability to grow and manage culture. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Continually add new marketing and distribution partners. Ask every employee to focus on sales. Openly reward employees who make the extra effort, champion cost-cutting issues, and enhance the sales process. Some startups hire more people to delay automation, or spend money wildly on new tools for the future.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said. Moreover, the marketplace itself is in big part fueled by freelance workers. “We

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

You might hire a part-time worker who steals your data and sells it on the “dark web.” If your business is just you or it involves 10 employees in the field, you still need to detail the personal responsibilities for managing data. Laptops can fall on the floor, ex-employees can delete data out of spite. Manage access.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2019

Not only are you in charge of planning all the business logistics but also hiring the best talent to increase your organization’s productivity. Today, more and more businesses are starting to embrace the concept of remote working and hiring talent from different countries. What is a Remote Team? Language and Cultural Barriers.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Distribution. Some companies, such as TransCanna , are pioneering transportation and distribution methods from cannabis manufacturers to consumers. Hiring plans. Outline what positions you might need to hire to fill skills gaps in your management team and how much you plan to pay them. Personnel plan : Costs of employees.

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Business Plan Technical Review Forecast Software Review 154

Board Effect

JUNE 25, 2023

A growing number of people are deciding where to put their time, money and energy based not only on the goals of a nonprofit, but also its commitment to environmental sustainability, leadership, employee diversity and other social responsibility issues. They can take a hard look at what they are doing well and what needs to be improved.

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Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Metrics Government 52

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It distributes goods through a network of distributors. Multi-level marketing promotes itself through the direct distribution of products. The business comes with the employees who are already trained and have a know-how of the ins and outs of each aspect of the business. Get On Multi-level Marketing (MLM).

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Transformify

JULY 27, 2023

As technologies and industries evolve, protecting company and employee privacy becomes increasingly important—and tricky. With the widespread use and distribution of information, it’s more difficult for companies to monitor and safeguard their data from unauthorized access.

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Management Security Reputation Technical Review 52

Transformify

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Remote work is a great opportunity to run a business regardless of the location but are remote workers as loyal as in-office employees? If people are experiencing greater productivity from their in-office employees that work 9-5 it’s probably because there is greater clarity and more communication between them.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Depending on the business model, some hire providers as full-time W2 workers and some assemble a network of part-time providers with disperse distribution of available hours. Another possible growth channel is through employers, though competing with other benefits is never easy.

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Vertical Software Review Portfolio Demand 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2021

To get the visibility and distribution you need will likely require one or two levels of partner relationships and a real model for marketing, events and promotions. A detailed process, with empowered employees and adequate budget, are mandatory to any viable business model. Word of mouth is not adequate for marketing and sales.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2013

No matter the cleverness of the strategies you think of, their competence will only be as good as the performance of your employees. It is therefore important that you hire skilled and positive people from the very beginning. The most terrible thing that can happen is for your operations to halt due to a lack of capable employees.

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Technical Review Employee Operations Hiring 171

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 5, 2023

Estate planning is often associated with allocating how your assets and resources will be distributed upon your death in a way that complies with your wishes, avoids burdensome taxation, and allows your beneficiaries to avoid the lengthy and complicated probate process. It creates opportunities to protect employees, too.

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