When building a website in a bootstrapped startup, is it better to hire a web designer or outsource the work? All of the founders are coders and don't excel in web design. Apart fr …

I have a similar question to this one regarding putting your "startup" on your resume. I have a full time job and started a small company on the side. My startup isn't a product …

Context: We are a small 3-developer company that sells Windows desktop software for small businesses on our website. We believe that we need both: "Marketing" - i.e. one-to-many …

What are the methodologies you use to determine if a person would make a great marketer? For instance, I may be looking for someone who has great instinct about what the market wa …

I know it's dependent on the employer's background, but in general is more difficult to hire great marketing staff or product developers?

For many organizations that have achieved some level of success, effectively growing the staff, without compromising the overall quality of who you bring on board, is a critical ch …

I am interesting in moving out to another city to work at a promising startup, particularly one with venture funding and user traction. How do venture-backed startups generally ha …

I'm working with a SaaS business with a non-technical founder/CEO and am looking for pros and cons for (1) building the software in-house vs (2) outsourcing version 1.0 to a consul …

I am associated with a number of electronic bulk suppliers who have their own website. I plan to develop a site that shall work as search engine similar to cheapflights.com where …

I have experience in running a business, in marketing, research, strategy, customer service, business development, and I have some very important ideas that I want to transform int …

I've been working solo on my startup for longer than I'd care to admit. I'm a coder w/ a fleshed out website/webservice that's finally realized that I might actually need sales peo …

If, for example, I have a company headquartered outside the US and going to work with US companies. What is the best way? Set up sales office in the US or hire independent sales p …

We recently hired a junior developer as employee #1 at our startup. He's doing a great job on all fronts (produces good work, gets along with team, etc.) with one exception--he is …

The ten years I've worked since graduating college have been for companies with more than 40,000 employees. I am being interviewed by a startup. The job seems to suit me and I am …

In the US, medical insurance is tied to the employer in the vast majority of cases. Paying for an employee health plan is beyond the means of many startups. Founders are often will …