Strategy

Top 10 Business Trends That Will Drive Success In 2017

Each year I have the honor of observing business trends as a keynote speaker and business advisor. For the fourth consecutive year, I am pleased to share the top business trends that leading companies embrace to drive success. Some trends are in their infancy, and others have become part of the mainstream. These patterns emerge […]

Student Engineers: Apply to work at 170+ startups with one Common Application

Student Engineers: Apply to work at 170+ startups with one Common Application

Original post by Red Eye VC  We’ve talked a lot recently about the amazing amount of talent that exists in universities across the country – and one of the main reasons we launched the Dorm Room Fund was to create a new and more efficient way for capital to flow onto campuses and into the best and brightest entrepreneurs.  But […]

8 Ways To Handle A Request For a Higher Starting Salary

8 Ways To Handle A Request For a Higher Starting Salary

Original post by KAZIM LADIMEJI via Recruiter.com We all know the situation: It’s been a tough search with limited quality candidates and you’ve got a severely under-staffed internal team. At last, you find a great candidate who fits the bill and loves the company, and every thing is going fine until at offer stage they drop […]

How To Find Hidden Talent For Your Tech Company

How To Find Hidden Talent For Your Tech Company

Original post by Scott Rothrock via  Mashable Scott Rothrock is the co-founder, CTO and president ofRemarkableHire, a talent sourcing platform that uses social evidence to help recruiters and hiring managers find and evaluate the best job candidates. Connect with him and the RemarkableHire team on Facebook and Twitter. At companies with tech-focused positions in which advanced skillsets are required to […]

How Much Should A Startup Founder/CEO Pay Herself?

How Much Should A Startup Founder/CEO Pay Herself?

Original post by Chris Sheehan via OnStartups Back in 2008, Peter Thiel did an interview at TechCrunch50 in which he said one of the most important things he looks at before investing is how much the CEO is getting paid. The lower the CEO salary, the more likely it is to succeed. The CEO’s salary sets a cap […]