Version One Ventures

MAY 23, 2019

Over the past few months, we have been running a series of posts where we profile one of the many incredible operators in our network. Chelsea started her first business when she was 12, and her first non-profit when she was 13. Employee referrals were the lowest performing at 12 months, the highest at 3 months.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2022

While female entrepreneurs continue to have an uphill battle, such is softened through supportive industry networking and by their ability to better adapt and leverage limited resources. Even non-tech enterprises will make the switch to digital. Thanks to Rachel Roff, Urban Skin Rx ! #4- 4- Entrepreneurs would do well.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2016

Non-cyber security small-to-medium sized businesses are focused on creating value around their core competency, not cyber security. Typically, the first few key hires in IT are ones that will help “keep the lights on,” deal with password lock-outs and provision and configure network services and company laptops.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2021

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Network to find co-founders just as you network to find investors. Use caution to avoid employer conflicts of interest and non-compete clauses.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Turnover of employees in capital in Beijing is very high. business models. like WeChat.).

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? The first and primary role of a government is to provide basic public goods competently. Just like me, they’re distressed about the poor economy and jobs situation.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2014

In such a context, direct and assertive Asian women are viewed as requiring an “executive coach for remedying” To ensure a better gender balanced and culturally diverse talent pool, it is suggested that a more objective “social contract” between organisations and employees should be adopted.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2020

To begin again, to start anew, to have a fresh, blank slate — the corporate advantages of hiring entry level employees, strong professionals at their career beginnings, seem self-explanatory. New employees require proper training, supervision, and the time and space it takes to navigate the learning curve of a novel corporate landscape.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For the individual employee, the post-COVID economy can present new barriers to entry. And employees at all levels, in all industries, are having to confront the fact that their roles have become more flexible than ever, and that flexibility is requiring a new set of skills. Continuous Learning: A Win-Win.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2016

For a firm to become truly innovative, Gary Hamel and Nancy Tennant suggest in their recent Harvard Business Review article all employees should be taught to think like innovators. Leveraging Embedded Competencies. Brand extension and market growth can be aided by a family name in ways a non-family brand name cannot.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. For me, FI was great for networking with Adeo and the other mentors, who are all world class successful entrepreneurs themselves, as well as the other founders in the program.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

One way that OhMy dot ca has found to do this is by hiring employees from underprivileged backgrounds. By hiring employees from underprivileged backgrounds, we have helped them get back on their feet, helped them gain the skills and the experience they need to build a successful career, and gave them the opportunity to start a new life.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2019

So for the coming year, I have as my main goal to let go and trust that my wonderful, and very competent staff will be able to deliver the same level of quality that I would. 5- Promote employee engagement. I think that the key to running a leading workforce is to ensure that your employees are happy and plan to stick around.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 30, 2020

Occupations such as being an insurance lawyer are part of the industry despite working in non-insurance companies. You can consider an advanced diploma or degree to compete favorably among your peers. Therefore, it would help to increase your visibility through various social networking sites. Evaluate Your Skills.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

below pre-COVID levels and total employees paid is 7.0% You can also use this time to review any non-performing revenue lines and exit them. Off the back of COVID-19, for example, we have seen competing operations establish a new business in partnership to help keep costs down and leverage a joint advantage. below the baseline.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

To my mind, it’s fear of the unknown that holds most of us back and not the thought of whether we’re competent enough or intelligent enough or whatever else we feel is needed to run a business. Or is it about running a non-profit soup kitchen for the unemployed? Are you going to be hiring employees? You get tax benefits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Since I am a techie at heart, I always get excited when founders pitch their new innovation as “disruptive,” meaning that it is so unique that it will create a new market and disrupt the existing value network, displacing established products and markets. Make that a way to bridge a big technology change to customers and employees.

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

In our example, it’s 20K non-paying customers. It’s critical to understand the metrics in terms of dollars per additional user, as you’ll have to spend this amount to serve thousands of your non-paying customers. Your non-paying customers don’t value the product as much as paying users do.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

This being done in-house means more revenue stays with us, compared to hiring a firm or paying a employee who requires training and possible review process, slowing down the speed of business and still adding a layer of time effort to the management team. When I started my social network, I didn’t have any tech skills.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

It’s about building relationships and networking, not selling, although that does come as a result. Create an interactive, regularly updated site or blog , or by build informative yet informal profiles on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. Never Stop Growing Your Network. Network Your Networks.

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David Teten

JULY 10, 2017

– Unique employee benefits to retain and excited senior talent. This matching structure takes advantage of the industry knowledge, proprietary deal flow, and network of senior executives. This could be structured as an increase in compensation, or just as a different currency by which to pay employees.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Leadership Abilities Are A Must It’s natural to want a tech savvy and competent CTO. As a non-technical founder of an IT company, it’s important to know when to dish responsibilities off. Be sure you find someone who is not just competent in understanding technology, but someone who is passionate about technology.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In this case study on Moz.com by Conversion Rate Experts , the first phase of their conversion strategy was to interview paying, non-paying, and former customers about how they felt about the product. Fabulis.com was initially intended to to be a social network for gay men. The Premature Death Of Private Event Based Social Networks.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

by Paige Zandri, Attorney Network Director at Priori Legal. From hiring your first employees to managing an entire staff, employment law runs the spectrum of employer-employee interactions. Employee Discussions of Hours, Wages or Working Conditions. Misclassification of Employees.

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

I couldn’t believe how inefficient and non-transparent the rental industry was and I knew then that I’d one day come back to take it on. With domain expertise and a background in aerospace, we reached out to our personal networks (and essentially anyone that would talk to us). Clark: Competing through Social Networks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2013

Then they realize that they have talked to many people without signing non-disclosure statements, precluding a patent, or someone else has now beat them to the filing docket. Founders ignore non-compete clauses from former employers. Do the same for every business partner or employee you may hire.

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Occam's Razor

JUNE 4, 2018

Your employees stand up at 11:00 AM each day and sing the company song. Something so special, it stands out against everyone you compete with. Consider how much louder your 11:00 AM company sing-a-long will be when your employees see you laying it out there and going head to head with your competitors. Social cues to the rescue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2012

Then they realize that they have talked to many people without signing non-disclosure statements, precluding a patent, or someone else has now beat them to the filing docket. Founders ignore non-compete clauses from former employers. Do the same for every business partner or employee you may hire.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

So for the coming year, I have as my main goal to let go and trust that my wonderful, and very competent staff will be able to deliver the same level of quality that I would. 5- Promote employee engagement. I think that the key to running a leading workforce is to ensure that your employees are happy and plan to stick around.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2018

You have to align your business model to the needs of the market, find competent staff to execute your plans, develop a high-quality product, invest in marketing and set up a corporate network that can boost growth and revenue. While some CEOs start the company with just a couple of employees, others start with a few hundred.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

For each of these, there is a human element (non-scaleable) and the possibility of a tech layer (which any one VC will only have implemented to varying extents). We have insight on the competencies of our companies’ personnel, and who is hiring or shrinking. For example, consider public relations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2013

Entrepreneurs often get the advice from their lawyers and friends to always get a Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA or CDA) signed before disclosing anything about their new venture. I recommend a mutual non-disclosure, with a non-compete clause, for protection in both directions. Who is right? Unknown interested party.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

Mark has been at the forefront of providing job stability and funding for his own employees and the networks that support them during the pandemic. It's never selfish to try to do the right thing for your employees, your customers, and your stakeholders." Create local network effects and then go from there.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

From our perspective, Facebook is both our friend (training hundreds of talented future entrepreneurs) and enemy (competing with our portfolio companies for top talent like Max.) 5) Network the candidate’s contacts. Max obtained approval from Facebook for the post below. 3) Always ask for an implementation. 6) Use algorithms questions.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

This being done in-house means more revenue stays with us, compared to hiring a firm or paying a employee who requires training and possible review process, slowing down the speed of business and still adding a layer of time effort to the management team. When I started my social network, I didn’t have any tech skills.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The strongest foundations in business are those whose cornerstones are based on non-negotiable core values. Quality of work also improves because people who become virtual assistants have previous experience working as full-time employees and have decided to focus on offering services that fall under their core competencies.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

MITX : Non-profit trade association hosting many events focused on digital marketing and internet business. Online Resources and Newsletters: Bostinno : Great coverage of local startup happenings with a growing network of local writers. VentureCafe - Networking venue within the CIC. Next major event? Future M on Oct 16.

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