Questions regarding all things related to employment of people in the company.
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Ideal office space layout - open or offices?
I have worked in a variety of environments wanted to share my opinions and see what others thought on the subject of ideal office space layout. Once our lease is up (in a few years) I am thinking of ...
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14answers
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How do you allow staff to indicate they don't want to be interrupted?
We work in a small open plan office with around 20 staff. A lot of the work we do involves writing fairly technical documents and it is therefore important to allow people to sit down free from ...
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7answers
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How do we know we're ready to grow?
Is it better to make the decision to hire based only on revenue growth? Or if you saved enough money to pay another salary for 4 months, would it be better to grow first and try to increase our ...
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8answers
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Why would someone work in a startup?
I think the most essential question to ask before recruiting someone to work for your startup is to ask their main motivation to work in a startup.
Those of you that have experiences with recruiting ...
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6answers
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Is it fair to go home 5 o'clock sharp so you can have more time to do your startup?
I saw this response in other thread that in order for you to get more time to build your startup, you should go home right ontime (5 o'clok sharp) everyday if you're still working for someone else. ...
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6answers
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Best resource for finding and managing freelance workers?
As a solo-preneur one really needs outside support. Consultants, freelancers, etc. Challenge is finding them, qualifying their experience, and tracking their work; as efficiently as possible as you ...
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10answers
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What is the elegant way to quit your current job for your startup?
I'm sure many of you have been in this situation before, where you want to quit your day job to focus more on the startup you have built.
Currently I'm having a hard way to tell my employer that I ...
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5answers
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Personality profiling for job candidates?
I've used a variety of personality profiles to gain additional insights on job candidates, regarding work and communication styles, energy levels, focus, drive etc etc. I have used the DISC Online ...
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5answers
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How do you reward for innovation?
It seems to me that encouraging innovation is extremely important for startups, but how do you reward it?
If one employee contributes 10 good ideas that never get across the line, and another ...
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10answers
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Have you seen problems with “unmetered” paid-time-off?
I've never been a fan of counting vacation days, sick days, personal days, or whatever you want to call them. It's irked me to no end that, given X number of paid-time-off days at past jobs, I'd have ...
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6answers
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As an potential employee: what are the most important questions to ask when interviewing for a Startup?
I've work in my fair share of startups, and even today I feel like on every new one I still miss some important questions on the interview process:
Financial: What is the burn rate, runway as the ...
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13answers
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Using your startup on your resume while job-hunting?
I have a very new solo startup that doesn't make any money (yet...), but it's time to get a "real job" so that I can pay the bills. I'm very proud of the work I did on my startup and think that it ...
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2answers
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Who are some of your role model startup leaders?
Who comes to mind when you think about extraordinary leadership behind a startup? What qualities make them stand out to qualify?
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39answers
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What fun and low-cost fringe benefits/perks would you offer to employees?
Let's face it. As startups, we can't really offer top-dollar salaries to our employees. But we can offer some fun benefits that the big companies can't/won't. Here are a few that we have that seem to ...
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9answers
837 views
Tips for running a virtual office
Having a virtual company empowers you to hire talent anywhere in the world and manage a team of employees using the wonders of modern technology. I have personally worked this way since January and ...
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5answers
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Hiring and interviewing advice
I'm in the process of evaluating resumes for a web marketing / project management position. I've never considered myself very good at interviewing. Beware, my question is multi-faceted, so don't feel ...
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9answers
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Are interns worthwhile?
Derek's question inspired another question... for a small startup (bigger than a one-man shop, but less than a dozen) are interns worthwhile?
In my experience, I've run into a few issues:
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