Category: Startups
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A missed opportunity in recruiting
Recruitment is odd in that it usually fails – the most common outcome is the failure of the candidate. But should be an opportunity to show off. Most companies fail at that too.
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The SaaS conference marketing challenge
Conference sponsorship and booth attendance is a major (if not the largest) part of SaaS marketing today. It requires a full time team doing multiple conferences every month. That’s not cheap.
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The Brexit startup opportunity
With the public sector grappling with Brexit, it is encouraging to see the forces of competition, revenue and profit coming in to propose solutions to bigger issues than how many more clicks can we get on an ad.
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A basic startup employee security checklist
There are lots of things you “should” be doing. At Server Density, we used a simple checklist that everyone would verify every 6 months.
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Structuring startup board meetings
Well structured startup board meetings mean the board are: 1) well informed, 2) debate a few key issues and 3) the meeting has a defined time schedule.
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Easy to use and beautiful design are no longer differentiators
If you find yourself focusing on your product being “beautiful”, “easy to use”, “design led” or leading with “look and feel”, you may need to rethink your competitive positioning.
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How to make remote working work
You can start remote and add an office later, but not the other way around.
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The most interesting startup opportunities in 2018
Since I joined Seedcamp as an EIR back in March, I’ve been considering where the biggest opportunities are for startups. These are the areas where I think we’re still in the early stages of the industry or technology, or need some real innovation to drive better outcomes. They’re also the…
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3 lessons from 9 years of startups
3 things I would do differently after 9 years of running a startup. Read more books, hire senior people sooner and take (shorter) holidays, more often.
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How to hire engineers: sourcing candidates
Whether you’re looking for your first non-founder hire, an executive level CTO or are building out a large team, sourcing and hiring engineers is difficult. How do you find candidates?