YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

You’ve decided to hire a development shop to build an MVP , give your product a facelift, or build that mobile app you’ve been wanting to build for years. If this is your first time hiring a dev shop, it can be confusing understanding the difference between competitors. by Stella Fayman, CEO and cofounder of matchist.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 9, 2020

Recruiting and hiring employees is challenging, if only because the stakes for making the right choice are so high. Say you had to replace a worker who had been hired only recently, since they turned out to be a poor cultural fit. On top of the normal difficulties of the hiring process, HR also has to deal with its high seasonality.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2019

This solution is a philosophy, and this philosophy is AGILE. Agile is a manifesto that has been put forth by a bunch of people and to implement it. Moreover, scrum and agile aren’t the same thing. We use SCRUM. As its official website suggests, it is a better way of building products. Why SCRUM for startups?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2023

He believes that if you double the number of experiments you do per year, you’re going to double your agility, and thus grow and compete more effectively, as well as learn more from failures. The return was far greater than the cost. Focus your hiring and training on preparing for the future.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

In order to find out, I asked a panel of 12 successful founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: What are the pros/cons of hiring an agency to do development work, vs. having all your technical talent in house? In-house teams cost more. Agencies are low cost. And at what price?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2020

Everything from customer service, technical support, to back office operations are able to be outsourced as a way to reduce costs, keep up with the evolving consumer expectations, and drive a faster return on investment. Put simply, offshore outsourcing means hiring a company to perform a service from a different part of the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

For example, when delivery costs and delays were still a major online sales hurdle, Amazon Prime membership was invented to offer free next day shipping. They help hiring managers raise the bar for every interview. New inventions bring risk and cost, and they don’t see other companies using them until it is too late.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 12, 2020

Different ways of working are better suited to different industries and business sizes, so it’s crucial to consider these sorts of things before you begin hiring or go to market. One of the major benefits of using a SOM approach is that product development costs are drastically decreased and technical risk is also reduced.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 7, 2019

Hire the right key people. So hiring the right people is really important. Hire agency staff. You could also try using hiring platforms – but they can also have significant disadvantages. It’s an effective solution that also chimes with current thinking about business agility. But what are the options?

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

Develop agility and adaptability Image credit Having agility in decision-making is a vital aspect of achieving business success. Hire dependable managers It’s no secret that the performance of a team is a reflection of its leadership. Hire trustworthy people who will stay committed to their promises.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

6- Hire an attorney and SEO expert Photo Credit: Priscilla Christine When establishing your business, there are several essential tips to keep in mind for long-term success. First and foremost, consider hiring an attorney to assist you in setting up your business structure, drafting contracts, and establishing store policies.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If you want app development that is both affordable and efficient, you need to know how to hire programmers to do the job. The best way to plan your app development is to know how to hire the best app developers for your project requirements. Where to Hire Developers for Your Project. How to Hire Remote Developers.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 8, 2021

You don’t have much revenue being generated (if any at all), and you may have a strict or finite source of capital to fund the hiring of new employees. This makes it difficult to find experienced, talented people, restricts the number of people you can hire, and makes the loss of an employee all the more devastating. Uncertainty.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It provides the freedom to partner with entrepreneurs and reduce the costs of agency work in exchange for equity in their startup. Being able to hire talented professionals remains a difficult proposition in the current job market, especially when sourcing experienced developers, designers, and project managers.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

He just hired Meg Whitman. Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. Startups now had tools that sped up the search for customers, ensured that what was being built met customer needs, reduced time to market and slashed the cost of development.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 19, 2009 Lean hiring tips In preparing for the strategy series panel this week, I have been doing some thinking about costs. I want to talk specifics, and when you come right down to it, most technology startups dont have a very interesting cost structure.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

As he was learning from potential customers and providers he would ask, “What if we could have an app that allowed you to schedule low cost moves?” And that he could identify the resources needed, (outsourced contract developers who could build it for him) and he would hire a partner to do so. This was a great call.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It could be more revenue, hiring clients, or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. Initially, I would like to hire people from my neighborhood, with the goal of expanding to other communities in the future. It's important to keep business agile.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

You can hire more salespeople and practice social selling. . If you don’t have a researched, written strategy in place, you’re doing something wrong – and it might cost you. . Adaptability/Agility . If you want to grow efficiently, you need to remain agile and adaptable, adjusting as you learn and experience more. .

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Who can I hire later? Or if you’re building consumer electronics the key activities might be: low cost hardware design, high volume manufacturing, user interface design, consumer branding and retail distribution. But what about for us, a consumer hardware hardware company? How do I decide who I need to have on board on day one?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2019

Startups tend to put a premium on being “agile,” but that doesn’t always work – and certainly won’t replace the effective collaboration a business needs to grow. The sheer inefficiency cost the company an exorbitant amount of money. Series B: Hiring and Developing Managers.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 30, 2022

15- Study supply chains and hiring trends. Businesses, in order to function, will have to study supply chains as well as hiring trends to determine pricing, promotions and service offerings, adjusting to current conditions. 16- Become more agile and flexible. Thanks to James Wilkinson, Balance One Supplements ! #15-

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 25, 2021

In line with this, HR leaders will have to remain agile, forging culture-based connections when they can while still preserving the structure of the business. This is favorable as a cost-saving measure, but it also introduces more flexibility into the organization. The Gig Economy: Here to Stay?

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 3, 2019

The premise is simple; operate with all your leaders and employees working remotely, sometimes all over the world, to cut costs and broaden your potential employee pool. Most startups are attracted to the fully remote model because of one or a combination of the following benefits: Cost savings. Wider hiring options.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

No company can afford to lose the agility, flexibility, and innovation of a startup. Through cost-cutting and highly-specialized hiring, firms unintentionally weed out the capacity to innovate and adapt to change. This data reinforces what they already know and believe, so a divergent path rarely looks attractive.

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The Next Web

MARCH 6, 2014

Practice Agile Development. We practice agile development principles, and having the constant feedback between business and development that agile suggests is key to successful integration of the two teams. Hire T-Shaped People. Make sure to hire T-shaped individuals. Andrew Thomas , SkyBell. Logan Lenz , Endagon.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Hiring the wrong person for key company positions can cost a business thousands — or tens of thousands — of dollars and man hours. This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. Adam Gilbert , My Body Tutor.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Given that software is central to every major DOD mission and system, we need to acquire and deliver software with much greater speed, agility, and cyber security. One of the subordinate functional areas is cybersecurity, which is a foundational aspect of any acquisition that cannot be traded for cost, schedule or performance.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 2, 2011

And they’ve being doing this while driving product cost down and performance up. GE’s performance in implementing Customer Development gives lie to the tale that only web startups can be agile. Corporate elephants can dance. So why this post?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 13, 2021

At Buttercloth for example, we pivoted early during the pandemic, hiring out-of-work salon workers to help make fashionable Face Masks which we gave to customers. We dabbled with it and found it more work for management and quality control than the actual potential cost saving. 8-Stay agile. Photo Credit: Tony Tullio.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 14, 2020

When you are hiring new people, the onboarding process can be time-consuming and costly. Costing fewer man-hours and less money. You can hire someone based on their online portfolio, you can send them the materials via the cloud, they can edit documents in real-time, and when the job is done – you can pay them immediately online.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 31, 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic has underlined the importance of being agile in the world of business. Moving forward, it’s wise to keep an eye on new developments and look for solutions and inventions that could increase agility and flexibility, as well as enhancing customer experience and boosting sales. Embracing Technology.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2020

This may mean reskilling an organization’s IT professionals in application delivery and applications or hiring ones that can fill the skill gap. In today’s quest for agile and flexible platforms, the mainframe is seen by many as an aging, slow, and dying system.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Selecting the right workforce planning model can help solve these problems for many nonprofits as it is not cost-effective to have employees standing idle during a shift, and employees who feel overworked may lose their enthusiasm for the job. You will reduce turnover costs and gain a better ROI as your workforce becomes more efficient.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Estimating StartUp Costs and Obtaining Necessary Funding Starting your own business can be a challenging but rewarding experience. One of the most critical steps in getting started is estimating the costs required to launch your venture. Once you know your startup costs, you must obtain funding to finance your venture.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 1, 2018

However – agile small businesses who figure this out early could have a major advantage. Do you not have (or want to hire) a team of creatives to make your content and your marketing stand out? Protect the trust you’ve earned even if it costs you some profits. So maybe 2018 would be a good year to hire some help.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

No company can afford to lose the agility, flexibility, and innovation of a startup. Through cost-cutting and highly-specialized hiring, firms unintentionally weed out the capacity to innovate and adapt to change. This data reinforces what they already know and believe, so a divergent path rarely looks attractive.

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