Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 3, 2009

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San Francisco 168

San Francisco Product Lean Continuous Deployment 168

View from Seed

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Editor’s Note: NextView recently kicked off a Boston-based workshop series on technical interviewing with Google. This interview covers a wide range of topics also covered in our workshops. I recently chatted with Saurya about how he approaches hiring engineers at Google and what founders can learn.

Technical Review 120

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

After all, if you already have an all-male startup, you’re already at a disadvantage when it comes to hiring the very women that could fix that imbalance. And yet, when I suggest this practice to hiring managers and recruiters alike, they rarely do it. Beyond hiring, our actual work process matters, too.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco Lean Sweden Continuous Deployment 167

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 2, 2009 How to conduct a Five Whys root cause analysis In the lean startup workshops , we’ve spent a lot of time discussing the technique of Five Whys. " paragraph have the heading "Training New Hires", above the "Returning to the meeting itself."

San Francisco 164

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

They offer free trainings, mentorship from Googlers, workshops (on fundraising, hiring, internationalisation, etc), a diverse range of events and international exchange programs between the hubs. OKR setting, best practices for hiring, etc). how do we improve retention) and Google helps the startups with best practices (i.e.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Startup Early Stage Cloud 131

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

And the effort was reflected by the 140 speakers and mentors who took the stage and ran workshops over the course of the seven-day conference. LESSON #3: Avoid these three hiring mistakes. When it comes time to grow your team, Jeff Jordan and Eric pointed out three hiring mistakes to avoid. They’re qualified.

Lean 245

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Suppose that between now and revenue doubling (any timeframe) no new hires are allowed. What role could we hire to make the maximum difference to the success of the company overall? Then, hire! Group workshop: create a SWOT analysis on your market position. (Prepare /w/ data from support, social, survey, etc).

Software Review 154

Software Review Metrics Hiring Revenue 154

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 14, 2025

There are several ways to enhance the skill sets of you and your staff, through continual training, workshops, and creating a learning-focused culture. You should make an effort to keep finding new courses, workshops, and online resources for your employees to make use of.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Employee Retention 40

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

a guide for hackers) You buy virtual goods The free software hiring advantage Continuous deployment and continuous learning The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Work in small batches Continuous deployment with downloads What is a market? (a Expo (and a call for he. Take a look and let me know what you think.

San Francisco 161

San Francisco Software Review Continuous Deployment Development Team Review 161

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

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Demand 167

Demand San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Hire capable employees with little work experience. For those moments when you have smaller tasks that don’t warrant a new hire but that you just can’t add to your already full plate, Simon Slade of Affilorama.com suggests microcontracting. Free investment workshops. Microcontract. Many are free to attend.

South Africa 157

South Africa Software Review Green Technical Review 157

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 13, 2024

You can also meet like-minded individuals and build meaningful relationships by attending conferences, workshops, and seminars. #5 Always hire people who are passionate, motivated, and adaptable. Building a winning team doesn’t end with hiring a bunch of talented people. Take, for example, you’re starting a tech company.

United States 141

United States Bootstrapping Social Media Angel Investor 141

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2013

I also conduct workshops, talks, and live demonstrations in many countries. Thankfully we hire versatile, passionate and team-oriented types who love to create not just for themselves, but for others – like the clients we help daily to visualize their worlds and products.

Singapore 228

Singapore San Diego DC Design 228

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2017

We’ve hosted talks, workshops, and interactive sessions on the challenges and successes of modern management techniques from a wide variety of business leaders around the world. Side Note: Eric and Marilyn will be doing a webcast as a preview to their workshop on Oct 11. Lean Startup Week (Oct. Sign up for free here.

Lean 108

Lean Programming San Francisco Cofounder 108

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

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CTO 168

CTO Fractional CTO CTO Hire Technical Review 168

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

At IMVU, we would occasionally hire someone from a more traditional organization who had a hard time letting go of their “best practices&# and habits. But for engineers that have the tendency to wait too long before shipping, they too have lessons to learn. Pivot, don't jump to a new vision Why Continuous Deployment?

Continuous Deployment 167

Continuous Deployment Software Review San Francisco Lean 167

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 17, 2010

The team hired only the best and the brightest. They either had to hire a developer onto the art team itself (unthinkable) or learn those development skills themselves (which was, to be fair, really hard). The team hired only the best and the brightest. I once worked at a startup with an exceptional functional department system.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review San Francisco Lean Software Review 164

Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 4, 2024

Traditional methods result in your business losing both time and money, as the cycle of hiring and firing becomes costly and disruptive. In many businesses, the hiring process is seen as a mere formality. A job description is created, candidates are interviewed, and a new hire is selected. And, let’s face it, I’m quite charming.

Hiring 78

Hiring Cofounder Employee Demand 78

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

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San Francisco 166

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Continuous Deployment 166

Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Try new locations to work from, travel to workshops, attend events in your industry, YOU’RE the BOSS! Or “I need help, my sister/brother just lost her/his job why not hire her/him?” I highly recommend you hire marketing, sales and social media experts to assist you in positioning your business to succeed.

LLC 166

LLC Non-Compete Revenue Hiring 166

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

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Software Review 167

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Continuous Deployment 167

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2010

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San Francisco 158

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment SEC 158

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2010

Our modern philosophy of management has this core belief (taken straight from scientific management) at its heart: that the performance of companies is determined by the systems they create, not just the people they hire. Take a look and let me know what you think. Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

San Francisco 161

San Francisco Management Founder Lean 161

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

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Customer Development 168

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 168

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2010

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Software Review 141

Software Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 141

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

One of the greatest ways to do so is hiring a CMO or Chief Marketing Officer, an experienced, result-driven executive responsible for all your marketing efforts. But if we focus on strategy and implementation, the choices you’ll come across are hiring a marketing agency, a marketing coach, a marketing consultant, or a fractional CMO.

Fractional CTO 91

Fractional CTO Small Business Metrics Revenue 91

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 2, 2010

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Technical Review 132

Technical Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 132

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

Here are a few ways to align workforce planning with financial objectives: Conduct regular analyses of the costs: these costs are associated with hiring, training, and retaining employees. For example, HR can work with Finance to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of different hiring strategies.

Finance 158

Finance Retention Forecast Employee 158

The Startup Magazine

MAY 27, 2023

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. At a certain point, though, this is likely to change – and it’s here that you’re going to have to start asking some questions about your structure.

Social Media 146

Social Media Business Plan Software Review Audience 146

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2009

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Lean 140

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Startup 140

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 15, 2025

The second one you say, look, the last three people that we hired were at a higher level me, higher salary, I'm doing the same work, I was promised a raise years ago, like I'm just getting really frustrated, right? They go in-house at large brands and you know, they tend to hire us back to help with that. John Jantsch (08:27.692) Yeah.

Exit Strategy 59

Exit Strategy Retention Employee Programming 59

Brandanew

APRIL 25, 2016

As you’re aware, we have a fully online content marketing workshop available at Brandanew. This is the top question most workshop attendees have been asking us. Hire external writers. Content marketing with limited resources seems to be a common paint point for many.

Marketing 100

Marketing Curation Channel Small Business 100

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

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Customer Development 166

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 166

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2010

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Lean 146

Lean San Francisco Wiki Startup 146

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

At a larger company, we used Python to estimate the expected increase in support tickets and planned our quarterly hiring on those numbers. Whether you prefer books or workshops or even interactive courses, any will guide you effectively through the theoretical basics. How can you find and hire professionals with these skills?

Programming 134

Programming SQL Marketing Analytics 134

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2020

To begin again, to start anew, to have a fresh, blank slate — the corporate advantages of hiring entry level employees, strong professionals at their career beginnings, seem self-explanatory. In any economy, successful entry-level hiring is a crucial aspect of corporate success. Onboarding at the entry level can be resource intensive.

Hiring 264

Hiring Early Stage Non-Compete Salary 264

View from Seed

MARCH 19, 2015

” After spending some time at the acquiring company, I was hired by Google and eventually was put in charge of the development team that launched AdWords. I was fortunate enough to be hired back by Google, and while there, I was asked to be part of an “innovation task force.” Why doesn’t everyone do this?”

Product 120

Product Technical Review Marketing Lean 120