hands-on-techniques-for-hiring-entrepreneurs 
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 6, 2014
Whether you’re considering hiring a new employee or as an investor whether you’re looking to do a background check on the founders of a company. Don’t worry about the fact that these are the references that the candidate has hand-picked – that’s part of the process. Ask for at least 5 references.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Continuing to micromanage both as your business grows is the downfall of many entrepreneurs. I found this challenge and others outlined well in a new book, “ Running Your Small Business Like a Pro ,” by Andrew Frazier, who also brings many years of working with big and small companies.
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InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 1, 2010
Although the plot was obviously devised for comic effect, it serves to illustrate that non-conventional methods of infiltrating Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) are often effective. Entrepreneurs constantly have to capture the attention of larger companies. I do not endorse all of the following techniques.
InfoChachkie
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Establish A High Hiring Bar – You’re Creating An Enduring Culture. “I’d I’d rather interview 50 people and not hire anyone than hire the wrong person.”. As discussed in Hiring Entrepreneurs, the impact of each new hire during your startup’s early days is tremendous.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 11, 2012
I learned many of my negotiation techniques through experience. And negotiation technique is one of the few areas on my MBA that was truly new information to me by the time I had attended. We like to short-hand it, as in, “What’s our BATNA?” We all think we’re good at them. In many cases it’s not.
socalTECH
JANUARY 4, 2016
I wait a split second too long to let the ball out of my hands at the apex of my jump. I did it a few times and tried a number of visualization techniques including imagining myself being filmed, imaging just the basket being filmed. As an entrepreneur and a new investor, this couldn't be more relevant. As in more than 20% more.
socalTECH
AUGUST 8, 2018
Los Angeles-based Postie (postie.com), backed by Bonfire Ventures and Crosscut Ventures, is applying machine learning and other techniques to direct mail. We spoke with Dave Fink , CEO and co-founder of Posite, and Jonathan Neddenriep , co-founder and CTO of the company, to learn more. What is Postie? What is a print cloud?
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