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How to Configure Your Startup Team

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How you build out your team in the first few years can have a huge impact on the trajectory of your company. Quick summary: Be careful not to have too many co-founders. Don’t hire a homogenous team. Your first sales people should be consultative sellers who can fuel evangelical sales.

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Ten Startup Tips From Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos

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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.

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Ten Startup Tips From Steve Jobs

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He did more for Apple’s shareholders, customers and employees than any other CEO has ever done for their shareholders, customers and employees. Steve’s Startup Tips. In the course of my recent interview with Guy Kawasaki , author and former Apple Evangelist, Guy describes Steve Jobs as: “… the world’s greatest CEO, ever.

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10 Ways Startups Can Reduce Expenses in 2016

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We can’t give you a recipe for success, but here are 10 ways to lower your startup’s expenses and free up capital in 2016. Hire freelancers, temps, or college students. Your startup may require a few full-time employees, but hiring freelancers, temps, or college students for specific tasks can considerably reduce payroll expenses.

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Interview: Thorsten von Eicken of RightScale

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Oh, you got me there right in the first question! In the summer of 2006 over a cup of Peet’s Coffee, you told me about this new thing called “cloud computing” and that you were trying to come up with a creative way to incorporate it into the curriculum of your upcoming UCSB Computer Science class. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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Yet, despite his exceptional courtroom theatrics, you would be foolhardy to hire good old Johnnie to review your software cross-licensing agreement. A startup-oriented lawyer may not be able to convince a jury of a guilty man’s innocence, but they can guide your adVenture through the menacing legal shoals it will no doubt face.

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The Disappearing Face Of Mainstream Retailing Setting

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The internet has revolutionized human life by being able to provide instant and quick access to information. Another click to choose your item, fill-out certain info sheets, pay with your credit card or COD, and you’re good-to-go. With automobiles, you can go to different places and carry more stuff from the shop to your home.