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The Perils of Founder Fighting

Both Sides of the Table

The lack of team cohesion and respect for individuals has probably been one of the biggest weaknesses of Zynga – at least from nearly EVERY employee I’ve ever talked to who worked there. She started it with a partner, 50-50. They were close friends, lived down the road and members of our synagogue. I see it all the time.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

She was president of the UJA in Sacramento – the United Jewish Appeal. Then she opened a bakery and a second bakery and then a restaurant – in Sacramento. By the way, the salary, which was a good salary, was $27,000 entry salary, and engineers were paid $31,000 to $35,000. [00:10:30] So tenacity matters a lot. [00:30:25]

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Champing At The Bit: Can You Pay Your Workers In Bitcoin?

YoungUpstarts

So what’s the appeal of paying your employees using this form of cryptocurrency? First and foremost, federal and state law may not allow employers to use bitcoin to pay employeessalaries. You could offer bitcoin as an optional benefit your employees could receive on top of their standard U.S. dollar-based compensation.