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Hiring Executives: If You’ve Never Done the Job, How Do You Hire Somebody Good?

Ben's Blog

The biggest difference between being a great functional manager and being a great general manager—and particularly a great CEO—is that as a general manager, you must hire and manage people who are far more competent at their jobs than you would be at their jobs. So, with no experience, how do you hire someone good? Probably none.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Entrepreneurs often have a vision and a passion for their ideas, products, or services. When I have complete freedom over my time and tasks, I am most creative and productive. Thanks to Sanjay Gupta, Gurin Products ! #12- Thanks to Colin Merrill, Wisconsin Junk Cars ! #26- I wanted to change that.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain the Role of a Mentor in Their Business

Hearpreneur

hired a hypnotherapist to help me apply mindfulness practices to my creative business. Instead, I participate in their programs, buy their products, and consume their content to absorb their genius and become a better person and CEO. Years later, when my business was upscaling, I started hiring talent to work for my brand.

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Picking Ventures: Part 2 - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

 Tom Perkins, in telling the Tandem Computer story says "when the first product performed as expected, the company went to $100MM very quickly."  Will the product work? .  Will the product work?  Will the product work? .  Will the product work? Picking Ventures: Part 2.

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Top 25+ Staffing Agencies to Help You Hire Fast

Transformify

Most companies are shifting to in-house hiring, but sometimes using the services of a staffing agency saves time and cost. Temporary, temporary-to-hire and permanent placement services are provided each week to over 100,000 people. They provide temp-to-hire , temp, direct hire, and contract work solutions. Robert Half.

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Female Founder Interview: Maria Teresa Ramos – Ramos Tax and Services

The Startup Magazine

Here is more of her story from in her own words: Describe your product/service in 10 words or less. We invest a good amount of time every year hiring and training new tax prepares to accomplish an important goal of our business, to minimize the wait time for our walk in clients during the peak of our tax season. Quality control?

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The Definitive Guide to Video Prospecting

ConversionXL

For example, you wouldn’t want to send a demo video of your platform to a cold lead that doesn’t have a clue about who you are and what your product does. That way, you won’t send the same video to someone who’s never heard of your brand and someone who’s already put a product in the cart or signed up for a free trial.

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