Startup 101 articles are instructional in nature. They educate on a specific topic and act as reference pieces that can be revisited repeatedly over time.
Startup 101
Startup 101 articles are instructional in nature. They educate on a specific topic and act as reference pieces that can be revisited repeatedly over time.
Business generally makes sense to me - some of it comes naturally, other parts I’ve developed over time. Marketing? Easy. Public speaking? Doesn’t bother me. Management and leadership? I’ve grown into those roles.
But one of the most stressful parts of business for me?
Interviewing and Hiring.
Hiring
One of the most frustrating parts of being a manager is setting expectations with employees. Often managers were promoted because of promising individual contributions. But managing people is very different from managing work.
Many managers know that they should be delegating, but have no idea how to actually delegate.
When
Utah wins everytime a successful new company comes onto the scene. Our brand as a startup community grows, we get more media attention, and your home value goes up just a little bit more. But there’s a problem that arises with the launch of every new company as well.
Utah wins everytime a successful new company comes onto the scene. Our brand as a startup community grows, we get more media attention, and your home value goes up just a little bit more. But there’s a problem that arises with the launch of every new company as well.
Business generally makes sense to me - some of it comes naturally, other parts I’ve developed over time. Marketing? Easy. Public speaking? Doesn’t bother me. Management and leadership? I’ve grown into those roles.
But one of the most stressful parts of business for me?
Interviewing and Hiring.
Hiring
One of the most frustrating parts of being a manager is setting expectations with employees. Often managers were promoted because of promising individual contributions. But managing people is very different from managing work.
Many managers know that they should be delegating, but have no idea how to actually delegate.
When
If you ask my kids, I don’t work. I am a stay-at-home mom. In their minds, my life pauses while they’re at school. The moment they step off the bus, I un-pause.
The funny thing about that is they know I develop and design homes.
Just like almost everyone else with an office job, the company told us to head home and plan on working there for two weeks. Two weeks blurred into months and then we got an email. The message was clear: “Come clean out your desks. We’re redesigning the office spaces
How to invest in culture from day one of your startup
One of the most challenging parts of launching a startup is not only building a great product, but also building a great company. Culture may seem like something that only large companies and teams need to (or can afford
It’s well known that e-commerce companies often acquire new customers from referrals and word of mouth. Unfortunately, many sales influencers are merely social media celebrities who have been paid to write positive reviews or say something nice in a video about the product. This is a broken system,
Over my career, I’ve had the pleasure of working with many startups. I’ve also helped many others transition from small to medium and from medium to large companies. A question I often hear is, “When should we hire a Chief Financial Officer (CFO)?”
While there really is no
