A very thorough guide and extremely relevant to tech startups.
A fantastic post by my friend Avand Amiri from Sqoot, an API for daily deals
“How to Measure the Metrics that Determine Real Progress” By Trevor Owens on Oct 3, 2011
The best list I’ve seen of prepackaged company names with the domain. At $250 the price is also great too.
Hiring and Firing for Entrepreneurs by David Teten
Lots of very good relevant advice and lists other resources for how to hire at a startup.
Even if you don’t have a single “ask” I recommend saying something like, “listen, I’m going to make this call short. I don’t have anything I’m asking for, I was just hoping to get 10 minutes of your time to tell you what we’re up to so that the next chance we get to meet down the line you’ve got more of an understanding.” -Mark Suster
There are two theories in hiring people:
• Find the candidate who lacks major weaknesses (but doesn’t have major strengths).
• Find the candidate who has major strengths (even though he has major weaknesses).
The first line of reasoning is flawed because everyone has major weaknesses…the second line of reasoning is the way to go.
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| — | Guy Kawasaki in “Art of the Start” |
