Hiring at startups is hard. Get a handful of startup people in a room and ask them about their biggest challenges and hiring is always at (or near) the top of the list. Typically startups don’t offer the same salaries and benefits found at larger companies. Some argue that the risk is higher (although I […]
Key Thing to Ask When Hiring Designers
Hiring designers is tough. The term itself has such a broad definition, and a wide array of accompanying skills. A lot of people associate designers with people who “make pretty pictures.” But it’s really so much more than that. In my mind a designer has to have a number of skill sets that together will […]
Personal Branding and the Job Market
If you don’t think personal branding is important, you’re flat out nuts. Nowadays it’s so much easier to brand yourself online – through blogging, social media, networking – and then leverage that effectively offline as well. Bringing your online branding efforts offline is key; because you can’t live exclusively online. And this is especially true […]
How To Use Perks and Rewards in Startups to Get The Best Talent
We all know that hiring top talent for startups is hard. In a recent post I weighed in on the debate about whether or not startups should hire workaholics. Within the comments on that post, Jeff Nolan said something very interesting (which may appear a bit out of context, but that’s OK): …the best employees […]
Should You Hire Workaholics For Your Startup?
The hubbub over Jason Calacanis’ post How to save money running a startup is completely absurd. Congratulations to Jason for causing a colossal sh*t storm where none should have existed. He provides some great suggestions for things you can save money on. I’ve made plenty of suggestions on stuff you shouldn’t spend money on when […]
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