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Before moving your top sales person into sales management, there are some key considerations.
Kristina hypothesizes what recruiting in the near future might look like. Ostensibly it will be a level playing field, she says, but in truth the companies that offer compelling opportunities and initiate long-term communication with passive candidates will attract the very best.
Left: Logic, detail, patterns, facts. Right: Meaning, possibility, imagination. How do you use your brain at work, or how does it use you? Choose your discipline and compare your answer.
LinkedIn is an extremely powerful and effective sales tool, says Lee Salz. But it's also a unique tool, and so requires an approach that focuses on value first and selling second.
From his vantage point in San Fran, Canadian entrepreneur Dan Martell has a unique perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of fast-growth tech companies running north of the 49th. He shares both insight and fixes for the startup mistakes he sees most frequently.
Gerry McGovern looks at Craigslist, the Internet classified phenomenon, and its anti-brand, no-bells-no-whistles approach to design and self-promotion.
In this post: Canada third best for entrepreneurial biz. Crunching megadata in minutes. Some senior execs get hired on a whim. Early startup exits -- the new norm? 50 product managers with something to say. Online branding tips for execs.
We've all endured horrible remote product demos says Peter Cohan. He outlines 10 tongue-in-cheek approaches for making sure your company's presentations are equally cluttered, vague and banal.
Trevor shares articles from around the web
Job seeker Rick Stomphorst has created a business card that emulates a Twitter status update, and includes contact information. What's your take on this idea?
Chris Herbert gives two examples of how Twitter can be great for business. It's here to say, he argues, not because it's a 'solution' but because it's a useful tool.
This video from Facebook is a reminder that small companies can leverage employee passion and social media to tell a compelling recruiting story.
This is the age of fact-based decision-making, says Gerry McGovern. And he contrasts the actions of CEOs Bezos and Zuckerberg to prove. His take? You don't necessarily have to listen to your customers. But you still must understand them.
Three panelists and twitter users talk about how Twitter can be used to connect with customers through the value chain. They discuss spurring conversation, Twitter tools and other approaches.
A startup CFO shares his thoughts on the need for community building and his company's approach. His challenge? Deliver value to predominately offline customers, and engage them via a number of online channels.
Waterloo's Primal Fusion recently presented at Demo '09, offering a 'thought network' platform that helps users organize information from the Internet in a kind of 'guided brainstorming'.
New fund from angel investor Marc Andreesen will make more significant initial investments
Deliberately complex content still has the power to impress some of us some of the time. But societies are becoming less susceptible to the language of deception, and the Web is at the forefront of that changing reality.
Mazi.tv hosts Vikki and Poppy review several UK music startups, including Spotify, Ooizit and Yourspins.com.
One of the few lists of its kind, Backbone's 'P.I.C.K. 20' panel looks at a breadth of Canadian startups.