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Developer hiring startup Work for Pie to shut down on August 31, points users to Coderwall and Pitchbox

The Next Web

Work for Pie , a startup for helping open-source developers get hired, today announced it will be shutting down on August 31. The duo also thanked Seed Hatchery and Start Co for getting them started and to their many friends in the Memphis community and beyond for their support. Top Image Credit: Dennis Wilkinson/Flickr.

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Twitter Link Roundup #271 – Textbook Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

crowdSPRING Blog

Robo-Hiring: How An Automated Headhunter Is Finding Hidden Tech Talent For Wall Street crowdspring.co/1HhWNkq. The Macarons: Lamps Inspired by the Memphis Movement – Design Milk crowdspring.co/1HiENWX. Reid Hoffman on the biggest lie employers tell employees – buff.ly/1LNtOpF. How Has Design Changed Since 1980? 1IDdnhI.

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Yanni Hufnagel: A Coaching Powerhouse

YoungUpstarts

His first big break occurred when Jeff Chapel, the coach of the basketball team at the University of Oklahoma, hired him as the graduate assistant coach for the men’s basketball team. Successive internships with the New Jersey Nets in both summer and fall sessions continued to develop Hufnagel’s experience on his resume.

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Gaurav Dhillon 2.0 and His All New Integration Company

Ben's Blog

Why are you against hiring successful people?” It is a long story, but in summary, one general rule of mine is don’t hire or fund rich people. Ordinarily, we would automatically disqualify an entrepreneur with such a massive financial success from funding, so when he came into pitch us on his new company SnapLogic I was skeptical.

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[Review] Retail Truths

YoungUpstarts

He looks into almost every issue that pertain to retailing such as dealing with vendors and manufacturers, planning store layouts, engineering quality customer service, competiting with the competition, hiring the right staff, and even dealing with bankers, for example.

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Attention: Female Founders on the Rise

The Startup Magazine

The research suggested the best states for startup activity included New York, Memphis and Dallas. This implies a lack fundamental skills, including leadership and confidence to grow a business and hire multiple employees. The data from Table 1 implies women-owned businesses create on average 0.8 Race/Ethnicity. # Avg # of Employees.

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When choosing Austin’s next City Manager, find a tech-forward candidate

Austin Startup

It presents a unique opportunity to hire a candidate who represents our community’s values and brings a forward thinking mindset to addressing Austin’s civic challenges. The Board hires the CEO — or City Manager, in this case — who’s in charge of carrying out the day-to-day administrative operations for the entire organization.