YoungUpstarts
MAY 29, 2019
Startups that are planning to hire employees should consider purchasing employment practices liability insurance to protect themselves from liability arising out of employment-based acts. Barrera is a partner with law firm Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP in Oakland, Calif. Workers’ Compensation Insurance.
www.xconomy.com
JUNE 9, 2012
Q&A: Group Commerce Plans Hires, European Growth with $21M Funding. Coats says a final bit of inspiration actually came from reading “Moneyball,” which describes how the Oakland A’s used “Sabermetrics”—essentially a whole new dimension of player statistics—to upend 100 years of conventional wisdom about evaluating baseball players.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
techcocktail.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
As you grow, think about the right timing for bringing on more people with specific roles, but remember – hire slow, fire fast. As Tony Hsieh of Zappos pointed out during his DCWEEK visit, bad hires have accounted for millions of lost dollars through the years. So if you do find your duplicate, hire them as soon as possible.
Altgate
MAY 14, 2009
You would have to spend millions of dollars hiring software developers, renting real estate, buying hardware, etc. In some ways it reminds me of that Michael Lewis book Money Ball and how the Oakland A’s found ways to win with a small payroll. As an entrepreneur it means bootstrap, bootstrap, bootstrap.
Hunter Walker
JANUARY 22, 2014
Satya and I visited Blue Bottle’s Oakland HQ a few weeks back and I love talking with retailers about the way technology is changing their business (such as this previous post with a SF-based bakery owner ). Good people know good people, so a lot of our hiring comes through internal networks.
crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 26, 2010
The restaurant business, traditionally a hothouse for entrepreneurism, suffered greatly in the current downturn but is rebounding, with industry-wide sales trending upwards over 2009 and restaurants hiring again, albeit slowly. Another interesting model has been wandering around Oakland, California this year.
crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 26, 2010
The restaurant business, traditionally a hothouse for entrepreneurism, suffered greatly in the current downturn but is rebounding, with industry-wide sales trending upwards over 2009 and restaurants hiring again, albeit slowly. Another interesting model has been wandering around Oakland, California this year.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
129 
Let's personalize your content