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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Original post by ITBusinessEDGE It sounded pretty cool when I wrote last November about startup Pikimal, which was taking really smart folks in other majors — philosophy, political science — and letting them learn Ruby on Rails on the job. In a post at OnStartups.com, Avi Flombaum, dean of The Flatiron School, argues that most startups don’t need to […]
Original post by Sean O’Neill Talent may be the scarcest resource for many startups in Europe. Some entrepreneurs creating innovative digital travel companies say they struggle with recruiting programmers, developers, sales chiefs, and user-experience engineers. We asked some European entrepreneurs about hiring. Is it tough right now? Over in Berlin, Gidsy, a site that offers tours and […]
Original post by Jolie O’Dell via VB Chute, a startup that helps developers quickly and easily bring multimedia content into their apps, has just sealed a $2.7 million funding deal with a few of the usual suspects in Silicon Valley early-stage investment. Josh Felser’s firm, Freestyle Capital, led the round, which saw participation from Battery Ventures, U.S. […]
Original post by Sonia Su via USATODAY There’s one phrase that many journalists like to hear and use: “You learn something new every day in journalism.” This is certainly true for local news outletBostInno.com, which combined “Boston” and “innovation” to form its name. What began in 2008as a community startup blog has matured into a full news platform […]
Original post by Carlie Smith via openviewpartners When kicking off a search for a new employee, it is important to have a clear picture of what you want to do so you can focus on the goal. Setting expectations for the search is key. Most expansion-stage companies have multiple openings running simultaneously, so having a written recruiting plan […]
Original post by Forbes When you bring a new person into a entrepreneurial startup, you’re making a critical decision. You’re adding a new flavor to the soup, and as with all emerging enterprises, the shared vision and collective drive is what can make the difference between a winning team and a conflict embattled wrestling match. […]
Original post by CHARLIE O’DONNELL via This is going to be Big There will always be an excess of bad ideas and dumb money in the market–so we’ll always be complaining about a lack of talent, no matter how many developers there are. Still, I contend that most companies have no idea how to hire, and in […]
