16 Values All Startup Employees Should Share
Everyone on our team brings unique experience and talents to the table, which has created a rich, diverse creative environment. Those diverse perspectives can also lead to opportunity for conflict or misunderstanding at times, but compassion is key to managing that and building a work environment where…
10 Futuristic Jobs That Barely Exist [Infographic]
When I finished college, “startup” was a word that had yet to enter the general vocabulary and “blogging” was a hobby, not a legitimate way to pay the bills. Fast forward five years and here I sit, a professional blogger who writes primarily about startups. I never could have even imagined that this would…
Salary Or Hourly: How Should You Pay Your Startup Employees?
The decision of whether to pay your startup employees on a salary or hourly basis depends a lot on the type of business you have and the commodity you are selling. You don’t want to go into debt over your payroll, so before you pay anyone a salary, including yourself, it’s advisable to have a backlog of work…
Save Your Bacon. Let The Whitetruffle Pig Find The Perfect Job
Some people think of jewelry when they think of gold. I think of food, as in white truffles, those rare aromatic delicacies that must be discovered using special dogs or pigs. If you’re a business owner, you might think of the perfect employee when you think of gold. Or white truffle. What do I mean by…
3 Key Startup Jobs To Outsource
If you’re running an early-stage startup, chances are there are some knowledge gaps in your core team. You may be strong on the technical side or a product whiz, but what about financial strategy, administration, HR? Are you prepared to manage the day-to-day of your startup, from recruiting new talent…