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The Entrepreneurial Generation: Millennials Prefer to Work at Startups

The Entrepreneurial Generation: Millennials Prefer to Work at Startups

Original post by Lauren Landry via Bostinno Call millennials what you will, but Generation Y is ready to work and they’re ready to work in the startup world, according to a new study by software provider PayScale and research management firm Millennial Branding. Corporate companies can’t lure 18 to 29 year olds in quite like the smaller companies who […]

Social recruiting app Silp recruits 700,000 users, 12 days after launch

Social recruiting app Silp recruits 700,000 users, 12 days after launch

Original post by ROBIN WAUTERS via TNW Silp, the Swiss startup behind a namesake social recruiting service that was launched a mere 12 days ago (as covered by GigaOm and others), has seen a tremendous amount of uptake – much to its own surprise. Silp co-founder Dominik Grolimund, who previously sold his online storage startup Wua.la to LaCie (which […]

Wall Street Journal to open ‘Tech Cafe’ in London’s Silicon Roundabout

Wall Street Journal to open ‘Tech Cafe’ in London’s Silicon Roundabout

Original post by The Drum The Wall Street Journal is to open a pop-up cafe in London’s Tech City next month playing host to panel discussions and interviews with the likes of Facebook, Google and Telefónica. The three-day Wall Street Journal Tech Cafe will start on Wednesday 12 September at The Book Club in Shoreditch. […]

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 […]

Startups: Stop Trying To Hire Ninja-Rockstar Engineers

Original post by Avi Flombaum via OnStartups Hiring technical talent is often cited as one of the most difficult parts of scaling a startup. Great companies are built by great teams so naturally, when it comes to technical talent, companies are competing harder than ever to entice the best of the best. The rationale you’ll typically […]