The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Use Contracts to Your Advantage Whether you’re hiring employees, working with vendors, or entering into agreements with partners, contracts are essential. For entrepreneurs, consulting with legal professionals during the setup phase can help ensure the business is shielded from unnecessary risks.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Entrepreneur Limited Liability Company 119

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Most firms hire associates straight out of MBA programs and usually it is a “2-3 years and out” type of job. At Upfront VC we have a very strict policy to hire pre MBAs into the role. We relaunched our brand name. We had to define our brand values to define a name that we felt was fitting. Just ask Rob Bailey.

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Jordan Technical Review Portfolio Partner 365

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2014

” So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. We focused together on improving our sales methodology, our training and our comp plans through a larger than life ex country manager from PTC named Kai Krickel. Don’t hire sales people if you expect to be over-the-top cheap on T&E.

Sales 382

Sales Startup Technical Review Matching 382

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2020

In all cases, hiring the best people is likely more important than adding a few features to your solution. A simple test is to see if you can quickly name your top three priorities, and if every team member is able to respond quickly with the same three. Thus the first and top focus for every entrepreneur should be on strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

One of the most stressful and unanticipated challenges that comes with starting a new business is hiring and managing employees. Outsource providers will adopt your company name when they interact with others, and their expertise can help you overcome the hesitation of some clients to do business with small and new businesses.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Employee 308

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. MakeSpace (as he named it) would help you get your excess goods into low-cost warehouses. As an early-stage VC I love this phase. what your product & engineering thought they cared about and you adapt your offering.

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Here are three key cost elements of just the viral marketing campaigns: Hire brand evangelists. There is a reason that sites like Priceline.com Europe and Facebook, which everyone believes were made popular by viral marketing, have spent at least $50 million each becoming a household name.

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Viral Marketing SEM Campaign 348

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 26, 2020

And, if I told you that by the beginning of May, you’d make every hire remotely, you might have laughed in my face. …suddenly, nearly all technical jobs are remote-jobs, all dev-teams are distributed teams, and virtually all hiring is remote hiring. A Quick Word About Hiring in the Time of COVID-19.

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Silicon Valley Distribution Engineer Technical Review 198

Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

Register your business name. The name of your business identifies your enterprise, which makes it easy for people to notice and understand your business. After you pick a good business name, it’s advisable to register that name to certify and protect it. Obtain the right business permits and licenses.

Small Business 167

Small Business Intellectual Property Cofounder Software Review 167

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

His early experience was at LogMeIn and then he went on to help Xobni, DropBox, LookOut and EventBrite to name a few companies I’m sure you’ve heard of. So rather than hiring a VP Marketing [to establish a strategic marketing plan, build and manage the marketing team, manage outside vendors, etc.]

Technical Review 384

Technical Review Hockey Stick SEM Channel 384

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 19, 2019

This quality of facing one’s fears and jumping right in is a very positive quality for business people to have, especially in the world of startups, where risk-taking is the name of the game. In some cases, one need not hire or contract human help but rather the assistance of various digital programs.

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Startup Web Development Operations Business Plan 225

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

In all cases, hiring the best people is likely more important than adding a few features to your solution. A simple test is to see if you can quickly name your top three priorities, and if every team member is able to respond quickly with the same three. Thus the first and top focus for every entrepreneur should be on strategy.

Startup 287

Startup Bandwidth Distribution Agile 287

YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2020

Maybe it all comes down to hiring the best developers? Hiring a Development Agency. You can find a local development agency by searching the phrase ‘software development agency’ alongside the name of your state. Do you need to have a good spec sheet?

Software 189

Software Software Development Software Developers NDA 189

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Here are three key cost elements of just the viral marketing campaigns: Hire brand evangelists. There is a reason that sites like Priceline.com Europe and Facebook, which everyone believes were made popular by viral marketing, have spent at least $50 million each becoming a household name.

Viral 268

Viral Marketing SEM Campaign 268

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 23, 2023

At first many start-ups hire a lobbying firm. Larger companies hiring a Chief of Staff often look for someone who has an MBA, experience with one of the big consulting firms, or experience doing the job already. Often companies will put you on their advisory board just to use your name and image (and not really want your advice).

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Government Advisory Board Salary Sales Cycle 241

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2019

They want platforms and services that automate hiring and retention while ensuring freelancers feel as supported as their full-time colleagues. Named to the Forbes’ “30 Under 30” and Debrett’s 500 lists, Johnston lives in San Francisco. Solutions like Alia are addressing real problems in the gig economy for freelancers.

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Technical Review Software Review San Francisco Due Diligence 228

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

You want it to be successful, you need to hire the right team of people, you want to have your merchandise displayed in the most attractive way, just to name a few. As the owner of a small business, you have many things on your mind.

Small Business 239

Small Business Software Review Naming Hiring 239

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

If you are on the fence about whether or not to bite the bullet and hire a professional photographer to get some high-quality photos done, here are three reasons to do so. Putting faces to names can make customers feel more at ease about choosing your business for their needs, as well.

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Kansas City Kansas Social Media Flash 191

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2019

Contract Brewing Company – In this business model, one business hires another brewery to manufacture their beer. Your business name , your logo , your website design, your beer can or label designs, and your brewpub or tap house decor should all grow from the concepts you lay out here. DIY or hire a service.

Small Business Administration 39

Small Business Administration Design Distribution LLC 39

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2020

Contact information does not only include your name and phone number. You should make sure your resume includes every bit of your contact information like name, phone number, email address, LinkedIn Profile, etc. Mentioning those blogs can give hiring managers positive vibes about you. What if you have a professional history?

Java 173

Java Software Review Metrics Naming 173

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. Still, unless your startup has access to large pools of capital or have a brand name like Katzenberg, Lean still makes sense. the ex-CEO of HP and eBay, as CEO of NewTV.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

This year, marketing needs to provide sales with 40,000 active and accepted leads, company and product name recognition over 65% in our target market, and five positive product reviews per quarter. We hired union laborers to do that. Her new tradeshow manager quickly came to understand that his job was not to set up booths.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As far as the company goes, an LMS is a great way to cut down on training costs and the time it takes to process and complete the onboarding process for a new hire. Accessibility, course and catalogue management, and mobile learning, just to name a few. What Are Some Features of an LMS?

Management 173

Management Software Review Metrics Retention 173

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 17, 2024

You should only hire it. Hire a marketing campaign. So when we're going to hire somebody, we start off when we say, what does success look like? (09:30): There's a great book by Marshall Goldsmith, I think is his last name. I say never implement a marketing campaign. 19:25): That's one you asked me about mistakes.

Revenue 94

Revenue Technical Review Framework Austin 94

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 23, 2019

In 2019, did you… Hire slow and fire fast? (Or That’s why you should hire only people who will fit in with the culture you’re creating — and get rid of bullies and others who create a toxic culture. You may be reluctant to fire someone you yourself hired, but don’t wait till they do maximum damage.

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Technical Review North America Texas Employee 204

The Startup Magazine

MAY 27, 2023

When the name of the game is quality, you might find that information like this proves to be highly valuable. While it’s just you and one or two people that you hire, you might find that you can make the most of available communication technology to allow everyone to do their jobs remotely. appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Social Media Business Plan Software Review Audience 146

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Is there some story behind the name there? First of all, I wanted to find a name that didn't exist on from a URL standpoint. But as you start hiring people and building a team, now the business' success depends on how well teams execute. John Jantsch (00:39): Yeah. So is there Tundra Land? I visited plenty of companies.

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Wisconsin Cofounder Leadership Employee 90

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve watched VCs help with valuation support (spreadsheets, comps) on next round financing, participate in M&A meetings, interview senior job candidates – even help terminate tricky senior hires. call the companies that are doing well but not yet household names. I’ll let you decide which you’d want.

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Portfolio Chicago Sales Incubator 364

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Hire Strategically. Strategic hiring will be crucial for business growth in this and the upcoming year, especially for smaller businesses that might not be able to provide the benefits that larger businesses can. Research has shown that companies lost on average $14,900 on every bad hire.

Social Media 168

Social Media Leadership Audience Video 168

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

The two companies did the same thing and were the only two competitors in a nascent category called “email change of address” (Veripost’s original name was IECOA which stood for “Internet Email Change of Address”). It’s tons of information, organized well, in tight, bite-sized chunks.

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Fractional CTO Cofounder Startup Lead Investor 195

View from Seed

MARCH 4, 2020

I’m quite optimistic about the direction that this is headed based on the momentum of more diverse hiring in the junior and mid-level ranks of the industry. Name brand firms like Benchmark, Sequoia, and NEA had 4+ partners on the list. But I think it’s important not to take the positive trend here as a given.

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Venture Capital China Technical Review Africa 313

YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2020

Big names in the industry like Amazon and Alibaba are also providing smaller enterprises a platform for selling. Hiring experts to take care of your marketing campaigns will boost your exposure while you devote your time to other aspects of your business. Offering your wares online has never been this easy too.

Small Business 227

Small Business SBA Small Business Administration SEO 227

The Startup Magazine

JULY 11, 2024

Build a Strong Team and Manage Administrative Tasks Efficiently Hire Staff: Depending on your budget and needs, hire staff with the necessary skills and experience to help run your nonprofit startup. Financial Projections: Provide detailed financial forecasts, including a budget and funding needs.

Social Media 148

Social Media Public Relations Programming Business Plan 148

Up and Running

JULY 7, 2021

Create a brand name. The first thing you should choose is your brand name. It could be relevant to the eCommerce business itself like the way Woocommerce and Shopify iterated on online shopping terms for their brand names. Whichever name you choose, just make sure to follow the SSS rule. Keep your brand name short.

eCommerce 149

eCommerce Social Media Naming Technical Review 149

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2020

Without the luxury of a Human Resources department, many small business owners find themselves navigating the laborious task of hiring the right team members themselves. Department of Labor, the price of a bad hire is estimated at 30 percent of the employee’s first-year earnings.”. Why is hiring the right person so hard?

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Hiring Matching Retention Naming 228

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 30, 2024

They want to hire a marketer to generate some leads, and that usually leads them to doing a whole bunch of different tactics that they shouldn't be doing and takes them away from focusing on the things that are actually going to allow them to meet their marketing objectives and drive real growth. Are we fun? Are we very serious?

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Marketing Retention Algorithm Advertising 91

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

The co-founders experienced initial hiccups in their internal hiring processes, too. We’ve had mixed bags with hiring people that were somewhat related to us, friends or family,” Walters adds. Instead of bringing on fresh team members based solely on their expertise, Walters and Liyeos believe in hiring for culture fit first.

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Cofounder Developer United States Founder 148