The early days of a tech startup are filled with excitement, energy, and passion. You have a core team of founders who don’t mind working 20-hour days, because you’re driven by a common owned vision.
With a bit of luck and a tremendous amount of hard work, your idea becomes a company. Your product is viable and you begin to make sales. Now it’s time to start scaling the business, and you hire additional people to help your company grow. You’re transitioning to the second stage of your startup.
Read ArticleI’m a big fan of the principle, Hire Slow, Fire Fast, and use it all the time with my clients. At the same time, sometimes you don’t have the luxury of hiring slowly. And by slowly, I mean waiting until you have dozens of candidates to choose from, and you put people through a sixteen step process that takes weeks or months to complete.
Read ArticleA thriving organizational culture can be an important catalyst that helps propel a startup company towards sustained growth and success. Your company’s culture is a blend of shared values, beliefs, and practices. It influences how employees interact with each other and with stakeholders, shaping the essence of the organization.
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