Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2022

Larry is the primary thinker about the company’s future direction, and still weighs in heavily on key hiring decisions. In 2003, just four years old, sales hit $1.5 Here are some lessons from the book that all entrepreneurs should wish they could emulate: Independently outstanding, but complementary founders. Unique business tactics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg, while attending Harvard as a sophomore, concocted “Facemash” in 2003 to get a lost girlfriend off his mind. You rarely hear about the owners who took out second mortgages to make payroll or to hire a salesperson. He later changed the name to Facebook. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Exactly three months after its $48 Million funding announcement, Smooth-Stone today detailed its company momentum, including significant new executive hires, new office space and renaming the company. The new name, Calxeda , pronounced “Cal-zeh-dah,” is a derivative of the Latin for “Smooth-Stone.” Naval Nuclear Power Program.

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Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2017

The centerpiece of the pledge is the Walker Rule, which is inspired by the NFL’s Rooney Rule, which was created by the late Dan Rooney in 2003 and is now supported by his son, Art Rooney II, President of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the years following its implementation, the number of minorities hired to fill head-coach roles doubled.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

My original post was directed at hiring managers. It said that I didn’t believe it was a good idea to hire job hoppers. My view still stands – for many hiring managers a large factor in looking through resumes of somebody who is 30+ and has never worked somewhere for more than 18 months will be the job hopping element.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through establishing your business can help you minimise the chances of failure but some entrepreneurs will prefer walking alone. 1-Hiring inappropriate council. Hiring inappropriate council constituted a $15k mistake because the incorrect company was formed–costing us time and $15k.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through this stage can help you minimize the chances of failure although identifying the problem first can be a great way to create a long-lasting strategy. #4- The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the company’s founding team members, and those they hire at the ground zero stage of development. Emmanuel de Watteville, General Partner and Co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures, has been part of the startup ecosystem since 2003.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through establishing your business can help you minimise the chances of failure but some entrepreneurs will prefer walking alone. 1-Hiring inappropriate council. Hiring inappropriate council constituted a $15k mistake because the incorrect company was formed–costing us time and $15k.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 17, 2022

In 2003, Odysseas Tsatalos and Stratis Karamanlakis were friends who wanted to work together even though one of them was in the U.S. They founded oDesk, a staffing firm that was eventually built into an online marketplace that allowed registered users to find, hire, and collaborate with remote workers. Photo Credit: Robert Calderon.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2011

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg, while attending Harvard as a sophomore, concocted “Facemash” in 2003 to get a lost girlfriend off his mind. You rarely hear about the owners who took out second mortgages to make payroll or to hire a salesperson. He later changed the name to Facebook. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 24, 2011

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2011

The epic story Hire for fit Staff as customer Value creation Fail in favor Results review Touch point maps Cross function Marketing classroom Strategy scorecard Related Posts: Are You Committed Enough Would You Like to Know How To Teach Your Business to Market Itself?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

It was 2003 and I was training for a marathon so I was in great shape (yes, I know this was YEARS ago but I did complete it in 3:57). I hired an executive recruiter and had 7 finalist candidates that I interviewed. And in the end I hired him. Small story. I used to work in the UK. He took the issue off the table.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2019

Larry is the primary thinker about the company’s future direction, and still weighs in heavily on key hiring decisions. In 2003, just four years old, sales hit $1.5 Here are some lessons from the book that all entrepreneurs should wish they could emulate: Independently outstanding, but complementary founders. Unique business tactics.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 21, 2011

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JUNE 16, 2011

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

Amazon's hiring strategy is one perfect example of innovation. Born in 2003, Tesla wanted to prove to the world that it was possible to drive a fully electric car while being more powerful, faster, and more enjoyable than conventional cars. It’s very admirable. Thanks to Edward Flower, Hollington Doors Ltd ! #4-

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 9, 2011

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MAY 10, 2011

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2017

When I started in the financial services industry in 2003, getting to meetings when I was on the road was pretty straightforward—I took a cab. Just like executives had for more than seventy-five years. Today, things are markedly different—you can make the choice to pay a monthly subscription to companies that provide those services.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

You find out those that have the fortitude to work out a new way forward, who can handle recapitalizations or downsizing or shutting down business lines or hiring whole new teams. I saw this in 2001-2003 and in 2008-2010.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 10, 2011

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2011

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. They hired a consultant to help them with the review. It just so happened that the consultant they hired to chose a software vendor worked for a company that had owned one of our competitors. We fought hard to stay in the game.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. They hired a consultant to help them with the review. It just so happened that the consultant they hired to chose a software vendor worked for a company that had owned one of our competitors. We fought hard to stay in the game.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

In case you haven’t heard of the website before, it allows you to register and hire professional consultants with top-tier qualifications, at a fraction of the cost you might otherwise have to pay, and in a fraction of the time. Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2020

Competitive hiring in a foreign market can often be more expensive than thought and, so can costs for supplies and transport. When popular UK brand, Pret a Manger first launched in New York, it resulted in a loss for the entire company in 2003. One big stumbling block for brands trying to scale internationally is the hiring of staff.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

While we would never impose hiring decisions, we aim to reduce the potential impact of unconscious bias for key C-Level and senior roles within a Company. The idea was that if you ask owners to commit to the “top end of the funnel” in recruiting it would start to have an impact on hiring non-white coaches.

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The Next Web

MARCH 11, 2013

John Marshall began his enterprise-grade mobile device management company, AirWatch , in 2003 as a wireless hotspot management company before providing device management for old-school mobile devices. .” But these internal milestones aren’t the only ways to pay attention to growth. Still confused? The other half?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2019

Some employers can be reluctant to hire ex-offenders. ?A For a list of relevant offences, see the Licensing Act 2003 and the Licensing Act 2003 (Personal licence: relevant offences) (Amendment) Order 2005. An alternative pathway into work. A survey by YouGov?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Probably the grand-daddy of VC blogs, Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson has been posting every day since 2003. He covers broad topics such as net neutrality, but also dives into the specifics of starting a company, touching on things like hiring and employee retention. Follow Jason on Twitter @ASmartBear.

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