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How To Survive The Loss Of A Main Customer

YoungUpstarts

by Zain Jaffer, serial entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Zain Ventures. Failure to focus on customer retention, for example, is a surefire way to brush aside the frustrations of existing customers. For smaller businesses, simple incentives can be given to the sales team to encourage customer retention.

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6 Hiring Principles To Grow The Best New Venture Team

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, I remember a classic book, “ The Best Team Wins: Build Your Business Through Predictive Hiring ,” by Adam Robinson, CEO and cofounder of Hireology, which details the how and why of hiring your most valuable assets today. Building and managing a great team doesn’t stop when your last position is filled.

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How AI Can Help Universities Boost Student Performance And Improve Retention

YoungUpstarts

by Sanjoe Jose, CEO and Co-founder of Talview. Armed with AI-powered data insights and automated platforms, higher education institutions see a number of benefits, including improving the admissions process, boosting student retention, automating manual tasks, and improving student experience. Automation improves experience.

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Improving Employee Retention To Build A Strong Team

YoungUpstarts

by Ben Hoffman, co-founder of CityHUNT. Do you pay attention to your employee retention rate and whether your top employees are happy? It’s more than the cost of hiring new staff that makes your employee retention rate so important. There’s more to a successful business than making top dollar and having satisfied clients.

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Tech That Can Make The Freelance Economy Sustainable

YoungUpstarts

by Peter Johnston , founder and CEO of Kalo. They want platforms and services that automate hiring and retention while ensuring freelancers feel as supported as their full-time colleagues. Full-time employment affords individual staff members access to healthcare benefits, paid sick leave and several other notable amenities.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. It’s a very cool vibe at Founder’s Coop.

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6 Changes To Your Hiring Process To Attract The Best

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, I just remembered a classic book, “ The Best Team Wins: Build Your Business Through Predictive Hiring ,” by Adam Robinson, CEO and cofounder of Hireology, which details the how and why of hiring your most valuable assets today. Building and managing a great team doesn’t stop when your last position is filled.

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