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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 2

Steve Blank

Laura Thomas is a former CIA operations officer. Most of her lessons were applicable to any government employee venturing out to the private sector. At first many start-ups hire a lobbying firm. The same Emotional Quotient and approach that attracts investors will also attract excellent employees. Read part one here.

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5 Keys To A Viable Spending Rate And Cash Management

Startup Professionals Musings

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff.

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A step-by-step guide to HR outsourcing

The Startup Magazine

Any operation that involves an employee, like recruitment, payroll management, or even offboarding, can be included in these HR functions or duties. . Your human resource activities can be outsourced to: Independent HR consultants are professionals who can assist you with hiring, HR policies, and other decision-making.

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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 1

Steve Blank

Laura Thomas is a former CIA operations officer. Most of her lessons were applicable to any government employee venturing out to the private sector. Only 15% of my time was doing the more exciting operations. Unless you can translate how your skills provide commercial value, you won’t get hired.

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Common Employee Performance Management Challenges and How to Fix Them

Up and Running

For many startups and small businesses, talent management can sometimes be deprioritized from the everyday chaos and operations. As they begin to grow , they start to recognize that using a spreadsheet or using memory to keep track of employee performance just doesn’t work. Unclear objectives & tasks.

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A Guide To Outsourcing Services For Startups

YoungUpstarts

Experienced financial experts are expensive to hire in-house. Small businesses can hire such firms and get quality services on a pay as you go basis. This means that companies do not have to keep an expensive in-house team idle and still pay them big salaries. This can cause the firm to lose clients and cease its operations.

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