YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2018

As a new entrepreneur or business owner, the most important thing you will do is hire talent. Hiring = Sales. Robert Metcalfe, co-founder and CEO of 3Com, says you need to think about it as “recruiting, not hiring”. What does the right hire look like? Know When To Hire. Make Time For Hiring.

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Cofounder Elevator Pitch Hiring Dividend 164

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 10, 2014

by Todd Patkin, author of “ Finding Happiness “ What were your last 10 or 15 employee conversations like? And chances are, unless they were delivered in a, shall we say, forceful tone of voice, your employees don’t mind hearing pertinent instructions and questions. So why does their morale seem to be, well, wilting?

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Employee Massachusetts Dividend Campaign 212

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A combination of competition for top talent and an effort to bring employees back to the office drove startups in Israel to throw extravagant parties and all-inclusive retreats abroad. The press took notice, especially since just a few months later startups were laying off employees en-masse to cut costs. Team, product, market.

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Founder Startup Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 187

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

But not anal if one founder who shares equity graciously with early employees who are treated as “co-founders” My idea startup team is heaving on tech personnel but also has strong product management. Don’t hire a homogenous team. Don’t hire “relationship management” sales people too early.

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Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 388

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2019

Yes, there is some overhead in the increased communications, seeking opinions and asking for favors but in the long-run I believe it pays huge dividends in keeping your board aligned and supportive. Why Does My Board Get So Unfocused at Board Meetings? In each board meeting it is helpful to think through what your goals are.

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Management Startup Dividend Early Stage 234

ConversionXL

MARCH 10, 2021

Reduce the Time Spent Onboarding New Employees. Onboarding goes beyond hiring new employees. It’s also about improving employees’ experiences and putting them in position to do their best work. As a result, employee data can be synced instantly, saving hours of valuable time. Active Directory Use Cases (Examples).

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CTO Hire Cloud Software Review Employee 138

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

This is one of the key roles in a growing new company which can benefit from someone who clearly has experience dealing with people – whether it be hiring and firing, assisting in performance reviews, or dealing with the day-to-day crises of any growing business. All the learning from parenting pays big dividends here.

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Entrepreneur Advisory Board Dividend Angel Investor 266

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Startups and small businesses are always advised to think big, but apparently this is even more true when it comes to hiring. While looking for and hiring high potential employees is important for any kind of organization, such hires can be even more critical to the success of a startup.

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Small Business Hiring Dividend Employee 184

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2013

Educate your employees. Many data breaches originate when an employee account is hacked, and passwords are a major entryway for cyber thieves. Increase cybercrime awareness at your company by providing employees with the information and tools they need to reduce vulnerability. Get managers on board.

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Security Intellectual Property Dividend Employee 157

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2017

by Scott Wintrip, “ High Velocity Hiring: How to Hire Top Talent in an Instant “ Everyone knows that hiring within an organization can be a stressful, confusing, and tedious process. But most companies operate under a broken hiring system, and they may not even realize it. Embrace experiential interviews.

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Hiring Dividend Employee Networking 149

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

I have found that my years in a big company have paid huge dividends in this area. These hurt the company, as well as the specific employee reputation. You need this common understanding before the employee will engage in finding a solution. If not obvious, state the correction required. The rest is building the team.

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Employee Dividend Agile Reputation 137

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2019

Based on my own experience as a business professional, employees who are not seriously engaged in the business should be totally obvious to everyone, including the manager or CEO. Provide positive feedback and rewards to engaged employees. Share business realities and issues with employees.

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Dividend Employee Hiring Leadership 242

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Why Pairing Junior Executives With External Mentors Can Accelerate Your Hiring and Their Professional Development Often at a startup it’s better to hire for talent, ambition, and commitment, than years in role or ‘did they have the job already somewhere else.’ My intuition? Don’t worry that she hasn’t had a senior title or whatever.

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Hiring Cap Table Equity Dividend 63

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

For a well-funded seed company I have controversially recommended hiring a great office manager that doubles as an administrative assistant. This happens because many CEOs are passionate, market-driven people who are constantly trying to launch new products, win contracts, get press, hire staff and woo VCs. HR & Legal.

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Operations Metrics Early Stage Non-Compete 150

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 3, 2020

2019 didn’t herald any major innovations in how early startup employees receive equity. Which is a shame since, on the margins, the most talented hires deserve more of it.

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Equity Employee Dividend Cofounder 56

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

by Scott Wintrip, author of “ High Velocity Hiring: How to Hire Top Talent in an Instant “. Investing a few minutes each day in referral recon pays off in dividends. Small, quick inquiries such as these can turn into big wins when you find a great person to hire. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.

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Networking Dividend Hiring Salary 113

Up and Running

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Draw up a social responsibility statement that you can disseminate to your employees, post on your website, and use in your marketing. That’s where its green practices are really paying dividends. and abroad, and the company has hired experts in every country where it operates to help figure out how best to wean itself off energy.

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Green Brazil Dividend Cost 115

Board Effect

APRIL 17, 2019

When the board hires executive employees. When the board wants to increase the amount of a dividend distribution. When voting an officer onto the board. When appointing a new board director. When the company wants to sell new shares of the corporation. When the company acquires another business.

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Chicago Software Review Dividend Government 45

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. They hire their initial co-founders and early employees and everybody has a sense of “mission.” You can’t let every team hire as many team members as they want.

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Leadership Southern California San Diego Hiring 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2010

doing a reference call on a prospective employee. But whether you’re raising money, selling to customers, looking to make an investment or whatever – listening pays more dividends than talking. If you’re: raising money you might like to ask how the investor makes decision. I just want to hear how you think.&#.

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Churn Rate Due Diligence Dividend Conversion 311

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

On one hand that’s great for predictability, but it often starts a creative death spiral – creative people start to leave, and other executors (without the innovation talent of the old leader) are put into more senior roles – hiring more process people, which in turn forces out the remaining creative talent.

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Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

On one hand that’s great for predictability, but it often starts a creative death spiral – creative people start to leave, and other executors (without the innovation talent of the old leader) are put into more senior roles – hiring more process people, which in turn forces out the remaining creative talent.

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Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

If you spend time in making the business plan properly, it can bring you long term dividends in the future ahead. It can serve as the perfect company profile overview and explain the objectives to employees, partners, investors and vendors. It is a document written from a marketing, financial or operational viewpoint.

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Business Plan Dividend Angel Investor Finance 138

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 16, 2011

It is a piece of actionable advice that if you put into practice starting next week will start paying dividends in the near future. If you want to read more about hiring at a startup check out: 1. Hire Fast, Fire Fast. Anybody who has spent any time with me in person will be tired of this advice because I give it so frequently.

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Dividend Deal Flow Hiring Advertising 410

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

7:01) The importance of both customer and employee experience, brand building, and pivoting to anticipate the new normal that's coming. (9:33) 18:21) Carl on optimism and what he did as head of stores at Home Depot post-Katrina to take care of customers and employees, including selling products out of the back of a truck via an IOU system.

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Technical Review Balance Sheet Texas Austin 148

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 13, 2018

Live by the mantra: be slow to hire and quick to fire. That’s not a knock on anyone you might hire, to be clear. Every new employee you take on adds to your company’s liabilities: salary, benefits, office space, equipment. Maintain your hire-slow approach and you’ll reap another benefit: lower overhead.

Balance Sheet 113

Balance Sheet Bootstrapping Dividend Entrepreneur 113

View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

I guess I don’t think I appreciated how being mission-driven is really important, and if you look at how you’re able to grow, attract employees, attract customers, it all comes down to mission — in our case, to build a better internet. Do you find yourself hiring operators or PMs with that background?

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Founder Las Vegas Entrepreneur Cofounder 120

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When I’m consulting with clients looking to invigorate and grow their businesses, one question I often ask is: “Who’s your most valuable employee?” Entrepreneurs don’t realize that they, themselves, are their most valuable employee, and that is a short-sighted position. You’re both an employee and a shareholder.

Dividend 113

Dividend Employee Revenue Hiring 113

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Accumulating the resources necessary to hire an in-house data and analytics team pays regular dividends as your firm keeps growing. The ability of WMS to assist employees to work absent from the office is a boost to productivity. Traditionally companies have opted to engage consultants who will drive this function for them.

Dividend 176

Dividend Analytics Forecast Algorithm 176

Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Hire Freelancers and Subcontractors. When you hire full or part-time employees, you typically need to provide them with office space. By working with freelancers and subcontractors or putting your employees on a work-from-home arrangement, you can minimize the amount of space you need and, therefore, reduce your operating costs.

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Cost Dividend Hiring Operations 52

Transformify

JANUARY 22, 2024

Hiring, screening, training, payroll, tax compliance, and dispute resolution are just a few of the services they can offer. This allows contractors to receive their earnings through the PSC, potentially reducing tax burdens and offering the option of dividend distributions. What are Employment Intermediaries?

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Dividend Operations Employee Hiring 52

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 1, 2017

A little personal energy might pay you a dividend, and peons can easily become peers or superiors in the future. You also win employees with energy. If you just ran a marathon before you meet with employees, get cleaned up and show that you are entirely focused on driving the business forward with your team.

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Georgia Dividend Atlanta Texas 48

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

Early in a services business there is usually no profits as the company reinvests in hiring people to grow, but by $20 million in sales the company should at least be pulling in 10% profits (if not more) depending on how much is reinvested. No VC is interested in dividends – they want growth. But it might not. interest?

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Silicon Valley IP Dividend Finance 332

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2016

Here’s a quick questionnaire: When was the last time your business updated the employee handbook? Are employee disciplinary issues thoroughly documented? Can your company respond to government inquiries about employee status and tax information quickly? Assess your risk. Every New Year presents the chance for a fresh start.

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Dividend Employee Government Hiring 100

JANUARY 9, 2014

Getting the balance right between launching early and creating the perfect product is no mean feat, but one that could pay dividends. Hiring badly Startups that get funding early often make the mistake of hiring people too soon, before they’ve really worked out the sort of person they’re looking for. Be bold, be clever.

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Early Stage Startup Cofounder Design 102

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 7, 2011

She has since built up a client base and worked hard to establish an online brand that has paid dividends. In this new column Nacie is going to reveal what she has learned and how she established herself transitioning from employee to online entrepreneur. Who is going to hire you to write?

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Salary Software Review Dividend Affiliate 93

paulgraham.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Should you hire another programmer? So youll be willing for example to hire another programmer, who wont contribute to this weeks growth but perhaps in a month will have implemented some new feature that will get you more users. The other way to get returns from an investment is in the form of dividends.

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Startup Technical Review Software Review Acquisition 111