Comments on: Hiring at a Startup? Know Thy Weaknesses http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/01/hiring-at-a-startup-know-your-weaknesses/ Entrepreneur turned VC Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=7411 By: Astor Place http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/01/hiring-at-a-startup-know-your-weaknesses/comment-page-2/#comment-2415 Astor Place Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:27:11 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1466#comment-2415 This is such a great suggestion. I want indepence while I also need some assistance. I actually did not know there existed a service like this. You just helped me finalize my entire early-stage strategy; and I am 90% through. Thanks! This is such a great suggestion. I want indepence while I also need some assistance. I actually did not know there existed a service like this. You just helped me finalize my entire early-stage strategy; and I am 90% through. Thanks!

]]> By: Astor Place http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/01/hiring-at-a-startup-know-your-weaknesses/comment-page-2/#comment-13227 Astor Place Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:27:11 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1466#comment-13227 This is such a great suggestion. I want indepence while I also need some assistance. I actually did not know there existed a service like this. You just helped me finalize my entire early-stage strategy; and I am 90% through. Thanks! This is such a great suggestion. I want indepence while I also need some assistance. I actually did not know there existed a service like this. You just helped me finalize my entire early-stage strategy; and I am 90% through. Thanks!

]]> By: Astor Place http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/01/hiring-at-a-startup-know-your-weaknesses/comment-page-2/#comment-2414 Astor Place Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:27:11 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1466#comment-2414 This is such a great suggestion. I want indepence while I also need some assistance. I actually did not know there existed a service like this. You just helped me finalize my entire early-stage strategy; and I am 90% through. Thanks! This is such a great suggestion. I want indepence while I also need some assistance. I actually did not know there existed a service like this. You just helped me finalize my entire early-stage strategy; and I am 90% through. Thanks!

]]> By: Hiring at a Startup? Know Thy Weaknesses | CloudAve http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/01/hiring-at-a-startup-know-your-weaknesses/comment-page-2/#comment-2413 Hiring at a Startup? Know Thy Weaknesses | CloudAve Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:52:27 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1466#comment-2413 [...] thy weaknesses. Resist the temptation to hire clones of you.  Plug your gaps.(Cross-posted @ Both Sides of the Table)Posted Under : Entrepreneurship Tags management hiring Startup Advice Entrepreneur Advice Share [...] [...] thy weaknesses. Resist the temptation to hire clones of you.  Plug your gaps.(Cross-posted @ Both Sides of the Table)Posted Under : Entrepreneurship Tags management hiring Startup Advice Entrepreneur Advice Share [...]

]]> By: Astor Place http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/01/hiring-at-a-startup-know-your-weaknesses/comment-page-2/#comment-13246 Astor Place Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:31:15 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1466#comment-13246 I really like the idea about starting two companies and swap partnership shares. Great idea! I personally like to work independently and have so little problems that way, yet its also nice to work together with someone. This suggestion would be a great solution in my situation. Thanks for sharing! I really like the idea about starting two companies and swap partnership shares. Great idea! I personally like to work independently and have so little problems that way, yet its also nice to work together with someone. This suggestion would be a great solution in my situation. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Astor Place http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/01/hiring-at-a-startup-know-your-weaknesses/comment-page-2/#comment-13218 Astor Place Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:01:03 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1466#comment-13218 Great article and so true. No one can do everything single handedly... One need to acknowledge the skills and contributions of others working the business. I've seen successful companies where the secretary makes some of the deciding (and sensible) suggestions while the CEO gets all the praise.. :-) Great article and so true. No one can do everything single handedly… One need to acknowledge the skills and contributions of others working the business. I've seen successful companies where the secretary makes some of the deciding (and sensible) suggestions while the CEO gets all the praise.. :-)

]]> By: Astor Place http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/01/hiring-at-a-startup-know-your-weaknesses/comment-page-2/#comment-2411 Astor Place Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:31:15 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1466#comment-2411 I really like the idea about starting two companies and swap partnership shares. Great idea! I personally like to work independently and have so little problems that way, yet its also nice to work together with someone. This suggestion would be a great solution in my situation. Thanks for sharing! I really like the idea about starting two companies and swap partnership shares. Great idea! I personally like to work independently and have so little problems that way, yet its also nice to work together with someone. This suggestion would be a great solution in my situation. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Astor Place http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/01/hiring-at-a-startup-know-your-weaknesses/comment-page-2/#comment-2412 Astor Place Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:01:03 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1466#comment-2412 Great article and so true. No one can do everything single handedly... One need to acknowledge the skills and contributions of others working the business. I've seen successful companies where the secretary makes some of the deciding (and sensible) suggestions while the CEO gets all the praise.. :-) Great article and so true. No one can do everything single handedly… One need to acknowledge the skills and contributions of others working the business. I've seen successful companies where the secretary makes some of the deciding (and sensible) suggestions while the CEO gets all the praise.. :-)

]]> By: Mark Essel http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/01/hiring-at-a-startup-know-your-weaknesses/comment-page-2/#comment-13219 Mark Essel Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:16:38 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1466#comment-13219 This is a powerful post Mark. Self examination and digging into our own cognitive biases and limitations isn't always a pretty process. Will certainly read over your arguments for a method of starting up a business, but that particular decision was made by me long ago. I certainly want full fledged partners. I consider any outside investors as a partner as well as any co founders.<br><br>In regards to the decision making ability of the venture. Having to convince at least one other person besides yourself of an important decision is the first road to convincing an outside investor, a handful of alpha users/customers, and eventually the world that a product/service is a fantastic improvement/shift. This is a powerful post Mark. Self examination and digging into our own cognitive biases and limitations isn't always a pretty process. Will certainly read over your arguments for a method of starting up a business, but that particular decision was made by me long ago. I certainly want full fledged partners. I consider any outside investors as a partner as well as any co founders.

In regards to the decision making ability of the venture. Having to convince at least one other person besides yourself of an important decision is the first road to convincing an outside investor, a handful of alpha users/customers, and eventually the world that a product/service is a fantastic improvement/shift.

]]> By: Mark Essel http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/01/hiring-at-a-startup-know-your-weaknesses/comment-page-2/#comment-13247 Mark Essel Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:10:44 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1466#comment-13247 Interesting, reminds me of my reading of <a href="http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/06/13/how-to-get-rich-really-really-rich/" rel="nofollow">How to Get Rich</a>, by Felix Dennis. He instructed on creating a business where you alone controlled every bit of the asset you helped to initiate. <br><br>Another powerful advantage of inviting co-founders is getting brilliant co-developers before having a burn rate. There's little better motivation to constructing a super star company, than burning ambition squared. What of all the best co-founder pairs that Nivi writes about? Interesting, reminds me of my reading of How to Get Rich, by Felix Dennis. He instructed on creating a business where you alone controlled every bit of the asset you helped to initiate.

Another powerful advantage of inviting co-founders is getting brilliant co-developers before having a burn rate. There's little better motivation to constructing a super star company, than burning ambition squared. What of all the best co-founder pairs that Nivi writes about?

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