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Can startup founders ever be happy as just employees?

Jessica Alter Entrepreneur & Advisor

May 20th, 2015

We're thinking of hiring someone that's run their own startup several times. They are awesome culturally and can definitely handle the job. One of... More

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Do you ask for agendas before a meeting?

Natalie Balt Cofounder/CTO at CrewUp

November 20th, 2015

Before having a meeting is it important or necessary to ask for agendas prior to the meeting? Does this help with efficiency? Or is it just added... More

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What should be the salaries of a Series A startup management team?

ivan ner HR Manager at VR

October 1st, 2016

Let's say the company has not gotten to the point of break even, it is located in NYC and it has 4 members on the management team after raising $5M... More

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Where do CEOs go for support and sounding boards?

Anonymous

March 27th, 2015

Been thinking quite a lot lately about who CEOs/Founders go to for support and as a sounding board. To share big things or big concerns, It isn't... More

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How to avoid hiring bad programmers?

Angel Otero Consultant en Freelance IT Consultant & Service Provider

October 24th, 2016

What killed most of the startups in the e-commerce business back in the 90s was bad programmers. A lot of those companies were started by business... More

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Should founders air their complaints on social media?

Anonymous

April 13th, 2015

I saw a tweetstorm/article that Lane Becker, Cofounder of Get Satisfaction released... More

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Have you had good (or bad) experiences with any of the virtual assistant services?

Missy Miller Head of Growth at LiveBreathRight

February 24th, 2016

Currently trying to decide which, if any, virtual assistant service to try out - Zirtual, Clara, x.ai, FancyHands, etc. Has anyone had positive or... More

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What are the questions to ask potential executive coaches?

Lucas Jaz

September 18th, 2015

We just raised an A and I'm the market for an executive coach.  It's not a "hire" I've ever made and they are not cheap. Aside from "what's... More

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What are the best tools for managing people in a growing startup?

Deborah Chang

August 22nd, 2013

In my observation, when most startups begin, they are a group of two or three people working together in the room. There's little need to put in systems... More

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Cowboy Programmer - What Can I do with No Money Yet?

Anonymous

May 20th, 2016

I worked with someone for 4 months on a deadline presentation, we had a contract and a specific goal. He didn't communicate the challenges well and... More

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