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[A Geek's Guide To Hiring Marketing People

January 26, 2010 

The following is a guest post by Jason Cohen. Interviewing developers is easy. OK, not easy. You have to generate resumes, you have to sift through the deluge of candidates, you have…

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[Why Startups Should ALWAYS Compromise When Hiring

April 23, 2009 

There’s a non-zero chance that you’re reading this because you were thinking: “What the heck is he talking about? Shouldn't startups be hiring the best people possible? What's this…

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[Startup Hiring: An Entrepreneur Disagrees With Entrepreneur Magazine

July 14, 2008 

I recently came across an article in Entrepreneur magazine that talks about startup hiring mistakes. I don't know Brad Sugars (the author), but he's a columnist at Entrepreneur…

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[Startup Hiring: 6 Subtle Signs You Might Have A Winner

May 18, 2007 

Many startups that I'm advising, invested in or otherwise involved in, including my own startup, HubSpot, are hiring. This is a good sign (generally), because growth is usually a sign…

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[5 Quick Pointers On Startup Hiring

March 9, 2007 

I’ve been in the startup business for a pretty long time now. One of the things that I’ve found hardest to do is find and recruit exceptionally talented individuals. This is not…

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[Can Baseball Strategy Help Your Startup Hire Better?

February 6, 2007 

For those of you that are regular readers, you may know that in addition to this blog, I also co-author http://www.smallbusinesshub.com with Brian Halligan. Brian has a very…

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[17 Pithy Insights for Startup Employees

September 29, 2006 

For some reason, one of my articles titled “Startup Hiring: Why You Should Date Before Getting Married” continues to be ranked #1 on Google when searching for startup hiring. As such,…

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