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DECEMBER 7, 2012

Why Bravo’s ‘Start-Ups: Silicon Valley’ Is Bad for Entrepreneurship - [link]. Startups should look to hire from agencies | Technori- [link]. Good thoughts on startups hiring senior people – Old People | ben’s blog - [link]. Startups should look to hire from agencies | Technori - [link].

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JULY 21, 2011

Interesting perspective on how Southwest Airlines hires employees – [link]. The Problem With Silicon Valley Is Itself – [link]. Tips On Defining The Size of a Market for a Startup Business – [link]. Outstanding interview with Slicehost founders.Covers lots of startup issues – [link].

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

Don’t hire them | Pando Daily – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Hardware Is Hot Again | Businessweek – [link]. Don’t hire them | Pando Daily – [link]. The Science of Persuasion: How To Persuade Others To Do What You Want – [link]. Focus on Customers not Competitors – [link]. Losers exist.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

For example, some startup sales execs believe hiring the core sales team is a key objective. Some think that hiring a PR agency, starting the buzz and getting coverage in hot blogs or on the cover of magazines at launch are objectives. What kind of objectives would a startup want or need for sales and marketing?

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Image is the bedrock part of the “fake it till you make it” culture that animates most of Silicon Valley today. To have the correct image in technology means businesses must have a thorough understanding of the field of public relations (PR). Most of all, they have to do it in a very public fashion.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Engineering focuses on building the product; it designs the product, specifies the first release and hires a staff to build the product. Marketing starts to build a sales demo, writes sales materials (presentations, data sheets), and hires a PR agency. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Order Here.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The key contributors to an out-of-control burn rate is 1) hiring a sales force too early, 2) turning on the demand creation activities too early, 3) developing something other than the minimum feature set for first customer ship. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. At the early stages of your company’s life, you cannot rely on disinterested, hired guns to define your company’s key tasks.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

This map reveals exactly where Silicon Valley gets its talent | VentureBeat – crowdspring.co/1kLpblq. 2014 Marketing Hiring Trends and Salary Guide – crowdspring.co/1ig97Dw. Content Marketing Will Fail Your Business If You Keep Doing This – bit.ly/1kX3Rui.

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JUNE 5, 2015

13 Questions to Screen Potential Hires for Culture Fit – buff.ly/1QtJEae. What the Weekends Are Like for Silicon Valley CEOs crowdspring.co/1PMVYSB. Buckle Up: Google’s Self-Driving Cars to Hit the Open Road crowdspring.co/1JPf4pp. Lessons From Elon Musk That Changed My Life [Exercises Included] – buff.ly/1JoGSUW.

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MARCH 16, 2012

Now what could go wrong with Silicon Valley – [link]. Hiring of Kevin Rose by Google sends all the wrong signals to Silicon Valley – [link]. Manufacturers Are Hurting Themselves by the Way They Hire – [link]. How Y Combinator Started – [link]. Name dropping!

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

What do people in Silicon Valley plan to do once they hit 35 and are officially over the hill? Why Companies Should Hire The Best Workers–Wherever They Are – crowdspring.co/1ejgY52. A mistake I often make: Confusing passion with drive – crowdspring.co/17DBCrt. Quora – crowdspring.co/1eqfC8P.

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MAY 22, 2015

NerdWallet raised $64 million in Series A led by Institutional Venture Partners – Silicon Valley Business Journal [link] crowdspring.co/1IClQlq 5 Mistakes You’re Making When Hiring Millennials [link] crowdspring.co/1A6ihAR Facebook Promises Freelancers Better Pay, More Perks [link] crowdspring.co/1KRBgzC link] crowdspring.co/1KQ30VW

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APRIL 11, 2014

Here’s Why You’re Not Hiring the Best and the Brightest - crowdspring.co/1lLnBBm. How Old Are Silicon Valley’s Top Founders? Inside Sequoia Capital: Silicon Valley’s Innovation Factory - crowdspring.co/1hyz3sN. Here’s the Data | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1lLgAjK.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Money matters: why women founders struggle in Silicon Valley | The Verge – [link]. “Silicon Valley loves to talk big about innovation; it’s just not as good at following through.” What to do when you hire someone better than yourself…. | Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money?

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Silicon Valley’s Disruption Deficit Disorder – [link]. Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Sales Reps May Not Work – [link]. Beware the Nile perch – [link]. Lean Startup 101 for Developers – [link]. Steve Jobs’s Strategy? “Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff&# – [link].

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APRIL 26, 2013

5 Hiring Mistakes That Can Crush Your Company’s Culture – [link]. Don’t let Silicon Valley fool you—millenials are the least entrepreneurial generation | Quartz – [link]. Five Branding Mistakes That Will Cripple Your Small Business (and how to avoid making them) – [link]. – [link].

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JUNE 28, 2013

Hire People Who Make Things Happen (get rid of the rest) – [link]. Hire People Who Make Things Happen (get rid of the rest) – [link]. If you think Silicon Valley can’t innovate, you’re not looking hard enough — [link]. Google uses Big Data to prove hiring puzzles useless and GPAs meaningless – [link].

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Silicon Valley’s New Secret Weapon: Designers Who Found Startups – [link]. Why Startups Shouldn’t Hire PR Firms – [link]. Starting a new biz with a friend? Good interview with @mike_samson about biz w/ friends - [link]. ExcelerateLabs ranked in the top Startup Incubators by Forbes – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

So much excess in hiring by Silicon Valley startups. One Strike and You’re Out: In Relationship Era, Bad PR Pitches Will not Be Tolerated – [link]. How He Made $19,000 on the App Store While Learning to Code – [link]. Some frustrated workers quit in weird ways – [link].

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

We are unbelievably lucky to be here right now, with a team of über-talented people from the best and brightest Silicon Valley companies, at a moment when what a book should be is morphing before our very eyes. As I watched the new CEO hire and fire 3 regional VP’s I finally sat him down. That’s massive.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

A startup’s first hires: What to look for | Fortune - [link]. There Are Plenty Of Failures In Silicon Valley, Thanks – [link]. To Successfully Launch A Product, You Have To Tell A Compelling Story | TechCrunch - [link]. The Nine Ingredients That Make Great Content | KISSmetrics Blog – [link].

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JUNE 12, 2015

How To Meet Ladies: Decoding “Silicon Valley” Player Erlich Bachman’s Zen-Bro Look crowdspring.co/1F6QN9Z. What’s Next For Apple Design, From The Guy Who Hired Jonathan Ive crowdspring.co/1Q4xQjK. How Nostalgia Fuels Creativity crowdspring.co/1JnWCpJ. What is it Like to Negotiate a VC Round? | 1K7VdnV.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2012

Do you really need a full-time hire for that? How Chicago Is Beating Silicon Valley At The Patent Game – [link]. Why Premature Hype Kills Start-ups – [link]. Solving the Wrong Problem – [link]. 50 (mostly) free social media tools for brands – [link]. – [link]. Do you telecommute to work?

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MARCH 27, 2015

How to Hire the A-team crowdspring.co/1EI6Kst. The ‘Brain-Enhancing’ Drugs That Are Sweeping Silicon Valley crowdspring.co/1aQHkg0. Simple Ways You Can Build Self-Confidence and Succeed crowdspring.co/1BCejyo. GigaOm is Shutting Down crowdspring.co/1Ec7mRS. So, You’re an Industry Expert Now? crowdspring.co/1MyM4nV.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Small Business and Startups: Seasonal Peaks and Valleys – crowdspring.co/1e8YsNJ. 4 Hiring Mistakes Most Entrepreneurs Make – crowdspring.co/17UJnpL. 4 Hiring Mistakes Most Entrepreneurs Make – crowdspring.co/17UJnpL. 23 Things That Could Only Exist In Silicon Valley – crowdspring.co/17ZRyB7.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2012

By the 1960’s, the MPPA achieved regulatory capture (where an industry co-opts the very people who are regulating it,) when they hired Jack Valenti , who ran the studios’ lobbying efforts for the next 38-years. and Public Relations. ” We wonder, “Why can’t the film industry innovate like Silicon Valley?”

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