Start Up Blog

APRIL 11, 2019

Fossil fuels won’t be able to compete on cost. Freelancers Overtake Employees: There will be more freelance workers selling their time and skills on projects for companies than people who are full-time employees. These quasi-union organisations will facilitate work benefits once only available to full-time employees.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

They have a really cool business model where they summarize non-fiction books into 15-minute read or listen. The team at Twelve believes that it will ultimately be able to compete with fossil fuels and will replace petrochemicals on a large scale, which will meaningfully cut global energy emissions. 11- Blinkist. 19- Hy-Vee.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 23, 2019

And Sin-Mei Tsai , VP of Engineering at Shippo, discussed code quality. Chelsea started her first business when she was 12, and her first non-profit when she was 13. Reviewed performance of BDRs and Sales. Reviewed data on bot conversion, had a discussion about % of future that’s managed services vs product.

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ConversionXL

MAY 25, 2016

User generated reviews in general are tremendously influential in persuading people to buy. One study found that 88% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations and 72% of consumers say positive reviews make them trust businesses more. How Do People Consume Product Reviews?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

His book Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production is a fascinating read, even though its decidedly non-practical. A new bit of code contained an infinite loop! why did that code get written? Most engineers would ship code to production on their first day. Best of luck, Your Software." (OK,

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 19, 2011

Can an established organization with a recognized brand, proven revenue stream and an employee count in the hundreds or thousands embrace these principles? TheLadders’ subscription model has proven to be successful and the company has enjoyed solid growth with the employee count crossing 400 recently.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. Skills might not be applicable to next project Employee turnover (loss of company-provided training and familiarity) 2.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2022

This eventually creates animosity and is the worst type of employee to have. I never desired to be that employee, and hence chose to implement my own ideas and do things my own. Today, my software company is profitable and staffed by exceptional individuals. Then they decided to fire all of the high-paid employees.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

It is evident that nothing else will compete with the digital world and digital solutions. No-code and low-code platforms are making it easier to develop an app, build a platform, or build digital businesses that were once saved for people with in-depth technical knowledge or deep enough pockets to hire them.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2020

As we’ve grown from 1,500 employees to more than 3,000, I’ve seen many more “strategy” and “manager” types come on board, yet the number of “doers” doesn’t usually grow at the same rate. Publish now, see if Google likes it, then improve and optimize once it has the ability to compete for quality keywords. Content gap analysis (CGA).

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 28, 2019

It occurs when a contractor’s performance on one government contract might compromise its ability to work successfully on another government contract or when one government contract compromises its ability to compete for another government contract fairly. Contracting Officers Have Responsibility for Ensuring OCIs Don’t Exist.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The key to being able to run a business that isn’t yet profitable (on operating margin) is availability of capital to finance losses and preferably at a cost that isn’t too punitive to the founders and employees. Enterprise software companies also should measure CAC even though it, too, is an imprecise science. The first input is CAC.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 19, 2021

Not all employees get to make the decision about turning the wrong sort of work away. As a CEO and founder, I work with employees, contract individuals, and other business owners who are genuinely stellar, and I love being part of the small business dream. Through my non-profit Women Of Integrity Inc., 13- Independence!

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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. Jerry Piscitelli , Portopong LLC. You Need Basics, Hire For The Rest.

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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. For example, Palo Alto Software focuses primarily on helping small businesses realize their dreams of starting a business.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

below pre-COVID levels and total employees paid is 7.0% I’d also encourage all business operators to systematically review aged debtors as this will allow you to identify slow-paying customers who need a follow up. You can also use this time to review any non-performing revenue lines and exit them. below the baseline.

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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

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

A non-traditional lender is another option; many small businesses are borrowing from on-line lenders like On Deck Capital Inc. Additionally, poor inventory management eats up capital , and according to the 2015 State of Small Business Report , 46% of SMBs with 11-500 employees currently do not track inventory or are using a manual process.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2009

One theme that I always get is, “I’ve gotten an offer from a VC, but they want me to do X, what do you think?&# X is always something non-standard that the entrepreneur knows in his gut isn’t right. I personally ruled out Pakistan due to the perception that our staff would feel less safe there.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2014

The more you care, the more you stand out in a world where many don’t… and the more customer and employee loyalty you earn. In the midst of the day-in, day-out workday grind, it can be easy for you and your employees to see your jobs as a series of boxes to be checked, or as a way to put money in the bank.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Following is a guest post from ff Venture Capital winter intern Max Segan , a Colgate senior majoring in computer science, who is starting at Facebook this summer as a software engineer. For phone interviews I recommend websites such as Collabedit to let you watch candidates code in real time. Keep candidates engaged.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 15, 2019

For three of the four, I’ve seen individuals successfully navigate the leader-type – never without scars though – and individuals emotionally burn-out due the environment the leader creates. To poke holes in the data/methodology (regardless of the Rationalizer’s analytical competence). They dilute the analysis with non-facts.

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Leadership Non-Compete Analytics Software Review 79

blog.alinelerner.com

JUNE 21, 2013

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. What can change, however, is how they do the filtering. Resume length.

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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. Duolingo lingot store. Free with ads.

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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. Jerry Piscitelli , Portopong LLC 4. Caitlin McCabe , Real Bullets Branding 5.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Cofounder Founder Software Review 79

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

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

52% of buyers say they’ve shifted more of their spending to online due to the pandemic. There continue to be major shifts in the roles that different team members play within a business, and often that requires retail employees to wear multiple hats. Getting the most from ecommerce. The rise of new fulfillment methods. Image source ).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2014

How to Succeed in Business by Bundling – and Unbundling | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1lphhyB. At Least Until You Have 50 Employees. Betting on the Ponies: non-Unicorn Investing – crowdspring.co/1jqLtKQ. Google Ventures’ Bill Maris on Venture Capital in Silicon Valley | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1v00G51.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2012

Give Your Employees Unlimited Vacation Days – [link]. 4 Skills Every Startup Employee Needs – [link]. When Reviewing A New Idea, Never Forget Its First Impression – [link]. Give Your Employees Unlimited Vacation Days – [link]. 40 Effectively Designed Non-Profit and Charity Web Sites – [link].

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www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

Joel on Software Fog Creek Compensation by Joel Spolsky Wednesday, August 30, 2000 At Fog Creek Software, the way we make sure that people are paid fairly and rewarded for excellent work is based on a professional ladder. So all Fog Creek software engineers are ranked at one of several different levels, level 8 through level 15.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2017

Some, on the contrary, say that the modern user is already experiencing app fatigue and that people tend to use just three apps at most , so competing for desktop attention still remains easier. You will have to compete for customer’s attention with other businesses. As a new business owner, you may be overwhelmed by the choice.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail. Most startups fail. ”- Eric Ries.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Also offer discount coupon codes to twitter members. Point your readers to each blog site that reviews your product. Donate several of your products or services to a non-profit organization that is sponsoring a live auction and the proceeds will be donated to the charity. Help Other Employees. Leverage Linked-In.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Or, rather, more offensively to Facebook and Google employees, less offensive to.NET developers, though the underlying message is the same.). The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. More comments at the end. Monday edit : Skip my post and read this one instead. But attitude.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. And, there are potential tax traps as well, especially when Non Qualified options are traded for services. Your investors, the smart ones at least, are certainly making decisions the other way among competing deals.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

When you’re working with a freelance or contract developer, make sure you have all your paperwork — from non-disclosure agreements to invoices and beyond — signed and sealed early in the process. TheyMakeApps.com is a good resource if you’re looking for a competent mobile dev agency.

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