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The Long-Term Value of Loyalty

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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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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

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o Early on they hired 3 people from ACT software at once (more team hiring) on staff and supplement it with Agency (in LA worked with First Communications – good). Called Tim Spicer (c-companies partner) and he told him matt, they only want one thing, more warrant coverage!!! To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”.

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Be Careful not to be Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

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I had come from a world where I was nearly a partner at Accenture before starting my first company. I learned everything I know about startups in these lean years: 2001-2004. I will quote one portfolio company CEO who said about his office manager, “Mark, this is the most important hire we made last year.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

He just hired Meg Whitman. Since NewTV won’t be making the content, they will be licensing from and partnering with traditional entertainment producers. NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. the ex-CEO of HP and eBay, as CEO of NewTV. Will consumers want to watch short-form mobile entertainment?

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. And especially if you are dealing with early stage firms where partners might have different areas of specialization but they might have a lot of connective tissue across things. And then was hired by Stephen Spielberg for Minority Report.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. Reid Hoffman. Reid Hoffman.

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Transformify Partners with Genashtim to Help Bridge the Skills Gap

Transformify

Back in 2014, Career Builder has published a research where 81 percent of hiring managers said it was at least “Somewhat Difficult” to fill open roles due to lack of skills, and 61 percent said they had an experience of hiring a person who was not totally qualified for the position. About Genashtim.

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