Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

You hire people who look good on paper. So one of the surest signs you’ve hired a leader is the willingness of his or her former team to re-assemble. When you’re hiring most reference checkers focus on the person’s former bosses. Working hard together at a big company just isn’t the same. You REALLY know.

CTO Hire 320

CTO Hire Cofounder San Francisco Silicon Valley 320

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 21, 2020

Therefore, in such a case, it may help you to hire an ecommerce developer who can take responsibility for your website and develop it further. Also, inquire about their past works and thoroughly review their portfolios. If their work experience is compatible with your requirements, then you know that you can hire them.

eCommerce 109

eCommerce Developer Hiring Portfolio 109

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Rolodex/deal flow (deal sourcing/ability to make connections for the portfolio). Early-stage Venture Capital firms grow their partnerships in different ways, some hire: partners from other firms. because culture is such an important part of who we are, we will probably never hire a partner from another firm. People skills.

Venture Capital 334

Venture Capital Early Stage Technical Review Startup 334

YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2019

However, many use employment platforms like Fiverr or UpWork to make these hires – and the platforms themselves are anything but unshakable institutions. The work history, clients, portfolio and reviews are gone, just like that? The work history, clients, portfolio and reviews are gone, just like that? Too big to fail.

Hiring 113

Hiring Software Review Startup API 113

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

He said to me (only 9 years ago), “I hope you’re not just hiring her because she’s a woman.” (I Marketing, recruiting, building data products & tools, event management, analyzing the portfolio, etc. I remember years ago trying to recruit Kara. It took me three years to persuade her to join. And all the platform stuff.

Partner 361

Partner Management Cofounder San Francisco 361

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I’m not looking to invest there – I’m looking to understand the trends, the people, the innovation, the regions and how China can become an integral part of any of my portfolio companies as they scale. I’m dropping everything non-portfolio related in the next few weeks and setting my sights on righting my wrong.

China 333

China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I’m not looking to invest there – I’m looking to understand the trends, the people, the innovation, the regions and how China can become an integral part of any of my portfolio companies as they scale. I’m dropping everything non-portfolio related in the next few weeks and setting my sights on righting my wrong.

China 328

China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 328

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

A common practice is to hire local employees who know the geographic culture, even though this may well dilute the company culture. For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. Product-line expansion.

Dilution 355

Dilution Startup Merger Flash 355

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

One example is that they introduced a program where their founders can pool together shares from their company and exchange them for a small portfolio of other First Round Capital companies. First Round Capital invests heavily in its own infrastructure to help add value to the portfolio companies. I'm a huge fan of this innovation.

Pre-Money Valuation 284

Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

When you hire people in functional roles they want to show that they’re achieving results and results are easiest to measure by tasks accomplished. So many CEO’s just carry on being … CEO’s –> fund raise, get media attention, attend conferences, hire staff, “set direction&# , whatever.

SEM 323

SEM Development Team Review Channel Social Media 323

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

LESSON #1: Equip your business with a portfolio map and a 21st century org chart. To do the same, Alex recommends building two things: a business portfolio map that recognizes invention as necessary and an updated organization chart. So that gives us two different management structures for these two different portfolios.”

Lean 245

Lean Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 245

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 11, 2019

When you complete your nanodegree(s) you have industry-recognized credentials and a portfolio of your completed projects. The portfolio is invaluable because it shows real-world problems you solved during your extensive training course. The whole premise behind them is specialized training that is specific, hands-on and real-world.

Portfolio 153

Portfolio Programming Web Development Technology 153

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I would call their portfolio companies and ask how helpful or not they’ve been. 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. look at their portfolio list.

Portfolio 364

Portfolio Chicago Incubator Sales 364

Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Disclaimer: I’ve never been hired by a venture firm. Qualification #1: You know how to do something specific that is valuable and needed often in pursuing a deal or servicing the portfolio. Whatever it is, it helps diligence opportunities, win deals or service the portfolio in ways that make the founders and GPs feel good.

North Carolina 107

North Carolina Hiring Angel Investor Technical Review 107

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Worldwide talent hiring. You will have access to significantly more talent with a wider variety of abilities and more outstanding portfolio cases if you outsource software design to offshore suppliers since the talent pool is greater. The following are the key advantages of exporting software design to an offshore software company.

Offshore 158

Offshore Software Development Software Developers Software 158

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. Another key part of China’s cluster strategy was collaboration between research and business, as well as between large enterprises and tech-based small and medium enterprises. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs).

Programming 288

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 288

Up and Running

DECEMBER 25, 2021

Startups in their infancy often face a problem when it comes to hiring. This is a problem that most startups face when hiring. If you have raised the capital that you need, you need to hire quickly to execute your plans. Questions to ask before hiring. Why is it taking so long to hire someone?

Hiring 84

Hiring Developer Social Media Mobile 84

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2019

Pinpoint helping and hindering behaviors related to health priority areas, such as hiring and training. Define and document the portfolio of initiatives to deliver on your strategic objectives and fulfill your production and skill requirements. Isolate and reframe the critical “root-cause” mindsets for any unhealthy ones.

Technical Review 226

Technical Review Leadership Portfolio Matching 226

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. When the market tanked they had the “triage problem&# – which portfolio companies to save, which to kill. Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. My prognosis?

Stock 305

Stock Technical Review Marketing Greece 305

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I will quote one portfolio company CEO who said about his office manager, “Mark, this is the most important hire we made last year. Hire a part-time accounting clerk to do the data entry and prepare the monthly books. I have freed up so much of my time to focus on the important stuff.&#.

Warrant 333

Warrant Germany France Cost 333

Transformify

AUGUST 18, 2022

Freelancers are being hired for their competitive rate, skills, and versatility. Of course, it can’t all just be that, so today, we’ll be discussing why you should consider hiring freelancers for your business. This is where hiring freelancers becomes a huge benefit. In fact, both are complimentary.

Hiring 95

Hiring Technical Review Salary Employee 95

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 31, 2023

In order to build a successful Shopify store, many users may choose to hire someone with expertise in these areas. A Strong Portfolio of Your Previous Work After getting accepted in the Shopify Experts Marketplace, you will have a page to list your portfolio items, experiences, locations, and rates.

Curation 140

Curation Portfolio eCommerce Programming 140

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

Hire Skilled and Experienced Staff Your team is the backbone of your business. Hire skilled and experienced roofers and siding installers who can deliver high-quality work. Consider hiring a financial advisor or accountant to help you make informed financial decisions.

Software Review 158

Software Review United States Social Media Advertising 158

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

When we create new platform initiatives, our team tries to think about how we can be the most impactful with our portfolio companies. And they tell us over and over again that they just care about four things: Hiring and developing a great team. We don’t sit in a room and pontificate about what they need — we just ask.

Operations 176

Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2012

He really only needs a DropBox or Airbnb in his portfolio to do so. Now if he could just get out of his way by hiring a Tourette’s editor who won’t let him hit publish on his blog or Twitter feed until it has been reviewed. That’s what I think my pal Dave has achieved. He’s loved by both sides. I think he’ll also do well financially.

China 309

China Incubator Email Portfolio 309

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2013

We have to balance the need to allow our members to flourish from an individual portfolio standpoint, to having to move out of our comfort zones and come together as a team on a single project in order to meet payday. The greatest challenge to a studio like ours stems from our very nature of being a freelancer collective.

Singapore 228

Singapore San Diego DC Design 228

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 2, 2022

To maximize the benefits of hiring freelance workers, it is important to learn how to support them and work with them properly. . Hiring talented and skilled freelancers can help cut costs for many businesses. Hiring talented and skilled freelancers can help cut costs for many businesses. Be Ready for Them. Communicate.

Salary 173

Salary Hiring Portfolio Cost 173

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2019

A common practice is to hire local employees who know the geographic culture, even though this may well dilute the company culture. For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. Product-line expansion.

Dilution 224

Dilution Merger Flash Global 224

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Dear Brightly (a NextView portfolio company) provides a telemedicine-powered ecommerce experience for prescription-grade retinoids so consumers no longer need to take time off work to go see a dermatologist for 10 minutes just to obtain a prescription for the serum.

Vertical 156

Vertical Software Review Portfolio Demand 156

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

Notable portfolio companies include Uber, Slack, Jet.com, FlatIron Health, Kobalt Music Group and many others. Typically invest in series C and above, notable portfolio companies include Stripe, Lyft, Robinhood, UI Path, Snap, Duolingo and many more household names. The website lists a handful of portfolio companies.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Startup Early Stage Cloud 131

VC Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2022

A couple of weeks ago I was did a fireside chat with Alon Grinshpoon, founder and CEO of Echo3D , a CDN and CMS for 3D content in the cloud and a Remagine Ventures portfolio company, as part of an entrepreneurial finance MBA class in Tel Aviv University. We were discussing both sides of the table and the relationship between founders and VCs.

Founder 187

Founder Term Sheet Cofounder Venture Capital 187

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Hire the top-tier employees. Besides, taking any shot at moving to new territory or expanding the product portfolio requires strong financial foundations. Therefore, all the money you are going to invest in hiring an experienced branding agency will be money well spent. Prioritize repeat purchases.

Startup 183

Startup Non-Compete Social Media Global 183

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2015

I worked with a successful portfolio company recently that had to make some big moves in the market. ” I recently helped a portfolio company with recruiting a critical, company-changing key exec (that I hope will be announced next week). And I bring this up because it comes up with many, many portfolio conversations.

LP 150

LP Warrant Portfolio Framework 150

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

That said, you have chosen this field because you believe that you can help the company to hire you grow and succeed dramatically. The moment you will get hired will be the time when the concerned company will spend money as part of their business investment. Is UI/UX designing really valuable for businesses these days?

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Design Hiring Portfolio 164

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 11, 2018

After a couple of weeks, I had written to 500 people, talked to at least 20, and made a hire, after failing to do so for months. There are, however a couple of shortcuts that can scale their time: 1) Hire an intern or outsourced person to help with the outreach. The team already had a lead on board.

Software Engineering 119

Software Engineering Software Developers Software Development Software 119

YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2019

Position Yourself With a Better Financial Portfolio. In addition, being employed allows you the flexibility of investing in your small business without the stress of adding more debt into your current financial portfolio. Quitting your job and then applying for a small business loan is a recipe for disaster.

Small Business Administration 140

Small Business Administration SBA Portfolio Small Business 140

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 11, 2018

LifeLabs Learning offers a good series of workshops and some of our portfolio companies have used Sounding Board for scalable, and affordable, 1:1 coaching. Hiring after a B Round. During the earlier phases, you have mainly been hiring generalists rather than specialists. You don’t necessarily have to bring coaching in house.

Leadership 157

Leadership Framework Hiring Employee 157