Questions regarding practices of recruiting new employees for the business.
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How to value a Project Manager versus actual Technical/Engineering talent?
I have relatively little experience with recruiting, determining compensation and hiring for startups since this is my first go at it. My approach is that there isn't a single right answer on valuing ...
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Getting a New Hire to Work More
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 isn't working long ...
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Are US NDAs enforceable in other countries?
Are NDAs a safe thing to do when hiring out of the country? I'm hiring freelancers to do some mobile programming work, and they reside in France. They have, very kindly, signed the NDA I provided for ...
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hiring people only when we need
we are a start up and we have to make a decision on how to deal when we have to write any documents/presentation(technical/marketing/pps/etc).
Let's say by instance that I have been contacted by a ...
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Developing a rules engine
I am interested in developing a rules engine to help automate and create some of my everyday business and product functions.
I'm not a developer by trade, so I have been looking to connect with ...
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5answers
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Overwhelmed by Technical Supports
I have 500 paying customers and 7000 free users grossing about $7k a month and growing fast.
I'm tied down at least for several hours a day to handle daily maintenance and answering technical support ...
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Should I trust software development companies from Asia?
There are lots of sites around the internet that offer cheap labour from an offshore location. What do you think about using this type of site to speed up your local business? Is it a good idea? Has ...
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1answer
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Typical salaries for Senior Ruby on Rails developer in Montreal (Quebec)
What is a typical salary for a senior (with 3 years of experience) Ruby on Rails developer in Montreal?
And how much does it cost totally to the employer?
Thanks
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Should I hire relatives in my startup?
My sister and I started a small company. I don't mind working with her. So far, we've been doing well and have managed to keep our professional issues separate from our family life. The problem is my ...
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6answers
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What kind of skills should I look for in a Head of Marketing?
IT used to be said that half of the money you spent on advertising was wasted - but you couldn't tell which half (bonus points to anyone who know who originated that). Online marketing is different, ...
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How to evaluate startup co-founders based on testing their leanness and agility skills?
My guess is as in most cases existing relationships and/or validated relevant past experiences are a great start, but wondering on a ad-hoc basis what the best way to evaluate startup co-founders ...
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Argh! Not knowing how to program holds me back
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 into businesses. ...
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1answer
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Hiring a CTO into an existing [profitable] company - how to structure offer?
I'm the CEO of a B2B startup. Been around almost 1 year and we already have a decent piece of software, 2 clients and are profitable. Not hugely so, but enough to pay the bills.
To scale to the next ...
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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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4answers
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At what stage do startups hire a secretary?
When would you know, as a startupper, that your company needs to hire an in-house secretary to offload some of the non-mission critical work? How do you manage delegating tasks vs. making sure that ...
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1answer
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Advice for early-stage hiring?
I am the CEO of a rapidly growing startup and our growth has begun to outpace our resources as a 3 person organization. So we have begun looking around for people to hire, both as programmers, as ...
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4answers
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Contribute to a startup as a part timer [closed]
I work as an architect in a successful product company. I am passionate about doing something of my own like building my own IP. Right now i do not want to just quit my job and do something of my own ...
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5answers
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Hiring Full-Time vs Contractors / Outsourcing Impact on Valuation?
Our SaaS startup is (hopefully) getting our first customer soon, at which point we decided to bring in additional resources to accelerate development.
The basic options is whether to bring in a ...
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1answer
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Ethicality of hiring a former student?
Background: I'm both administrative staff for a university, and I'm the owner of a small business. I've been working with a particular student at the university on some university grant work, and ...
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8answers
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What qualification and/or skills should I look for while hiring a web designer?
I am about to launch a website, which I got created through a freelancer. However, I am not very pleased with freelancer's performance and plan to hire someone full-time to make required iterations in ...
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2answers
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Hiring developers. Ways to reach out?
My company has finally gotten to a place where we can hire a second developer, and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for doing recruiting (that are hopefully cheap).
I've posted to ...
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13answers
783 views
Should you hire a candidate who is arrogant?
I am hiring for software developer position.
Now I got this one guy who solved my C test well. But I find that hes a bit oversmart. I also got this other guy whosdid 80% correctly.
So, now I am ...
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6answers
2k views
Joining a startup within its first year - salary/equity expectations?
I've recently been headhunted by a startup a year old which I am very interested in leaving my current position in a large established business in the same industry for.
There are a number of people ...
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How many programmers should a startup have?
You've got an early software project, it's reasonably popular. There's no known limit to the product's potential size or usefulness. You've just gotten funding.
How many programmers do you hire?
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1answer
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How to find early developers, from a geographically distant location?
We're a new startup, based in a developing country. There are some good developers geographically close to us, but they're in very high demand and mostly taken by the existing big companies, and the ...
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If I can find someone who will work for an employee's salary rate as a contractor, should I hire them?
I am 1 year into my own Startup Software business and all is going well. We have enough money to hire someone and after pushing 90-130 hours a week for the last 4 months, I think it's a sensible ...
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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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1answer
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We are an LLC from NJ, can we hire this guy from Canada, who is a temporary resident?
We are a small software based start up in NJ, we recently got a couple of projects from Canada and we're loving them.
We came across this guy in Canada, he is very talented and we think he will be ...
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Interviewing / hiring accountants for a startup
What are some good questions to ask when hiring an accountant for an early stage startup?
The goal is to prepare the company for VC/Angel funding. As a first time entrepreneur I have no idea how ...
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Do you accept Certifications in lieu of Programmer Testing?
To follow up on my post earlier this month on programmer testing when hiring, let me ask a followup question. Do you skip the programming test if an applicant has a certification in the skill?
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How does a technical person evaluate an MBA-type business partner?
I've read a lot of questions asking about how an MBA can find a technical person to implement their idea, but I haven't seen the other direction.
As a technical person, I know that I can get my idea ...
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4answers
2k views
Minimum age I can pay (hire) my kids?
How old do my kids have to be before I can hire them as employees in my software company (doing clerical tasks)?
Clarification: I'm asking what age can I legally (in the US) employee them and pay ...
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How to attract talent as startup?
What are the best ways in attracting talent to a startup? Is it salary, a cool brand, a cool office or something else? Equity is pretty much a standard so I'm looking for some other tips.
A while ...
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If a candidate does not follow up after a job interview should I automatically dismiss them as a candidate?
If a candidate does not follow up after a job interview should I automatically dismiss them as a candidate? I have interviewed a number of very qualified candidates for a position that I am hiring for ...
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How to outsource marketing / sales
First of all I know that "sales and marketing" is my business it's not something to outsource.
However I'm in a different situation:
I don't have budget and the long-term commitment position to ...
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Company Showcasing: Do Recruiters have the need to showcase work/ projects of their organizations while promoting company to potential candidates? [closed]
Do Recruiters have the need to showcase the work/ projects of their organizations while promoting their company to the potential candidates ?
If this showcasing is required, through what means is ...
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How to find young, college-aged designers and programmers (physical location doesn't matter)
I'm a co-founder of a profitable startup doing around a million in revenue a year. I'm having a great time and gaining lots of experience with this startup.
However, I have many other ideas floating ...
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1answer
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How to find telecommute software jobs? [closed]
I am a young software developer with 4 years of experience out of school and looking for telecommuting job opportunities. The position doesn't have to be 100% telecommute and can even require ...
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1answer
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Difference between contractor and intern?
I have a small company and we are constantly looking for contractors (we plan to have employees in the future, but for now we want to stick to contractors). I noticed if I say that interns are welcome ...
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How Do You Find a Copywriter?
We are looking for a great copywriter who can understand our product, our selling proposition, and our customers, and can run with it and produce web site and brochure copy. We have a budget of a few ...
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How to start hiring people effectively?
Okay, this is not a typical question, but applies in a specific case. Starting out as a freelancer, most of us spend a lot of time in picking up necessary skills and building out a set of happy ...
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Where to find designers / programmers for equity
Investors want to see the finished project (+ maybe private beta results).
I came a long way, but I have the feeling that I cant run the last couple of miles without being surpassed by competition.
I ...
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How to set up sales office in the US?
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 person?
What kind of ...
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Interviewing sales people: what do you do to check their claims without asking for past W2s?
One of the favorite parts of my job is to recruit people for my company. From experience I have come to realize that no matter how busy you are, outsourcing recruiting and hiring is very shortsighted ...
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Hiring siblings
There are 12 ppl in my organisation. Should I hire siblings of people already working for my organisation? I mean its not a big deal for a big company, but such a decision should be thought upon in a ...
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6answers
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What are the proper steps (contracts, terms, payments agreements) when hiring freelance developers?
I'm looking to hire some developers to help bang out some features of my app that I can't do myself yet. I'm going to be able to give them pretty specific tasks and if they do well continue on and ...
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1answer
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When to hire someone with law/business background in a start up?
When is the best time to hire someone with law/business experience? I've got a friend with a JD MBA, that is looking for good start up companies where his services might be valued. He worked in law ...
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What are the key qualities you look for in a candidate for startups?
I know that it is very difficult to gauge a candidate's attitude / work ethics from the start. What are the most important things you look for a candidate that will be fit for a startup software ...
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What kind of sales commission plan is Groupon using?
Groupon has been hiring sales people like crazy. Their turnover is probably very high but the sheer number of salespeople that they are adding to their company every month is something crazy to a ...
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I need to know when to hire certain postions for my startup
I know the answer to this question varies greatly depending on the business etc. But I want to know if anyone knows of any information available that explains x-users = x-customer support reps etc. ...
