Finance & Operations
10 Touchstones to Secure Startup Funding

In a post for Venture Fizz, Dave Barrett has compiled a quick guide to early stage venture funding and offers a few tips that work well when pitching ideas.

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HR & Leadership
Practical Steps for Hiring the Best Young Talent

In a post for Inc., Jessica Stillman highlights what Gen Y is looking for in an employer, outside of salary and benefits.

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HR & Leadership
Coaching Tips for Your Top (and Bottom) Sales Producers

In a post for The Sales Blog, Anthony Iannarino talks about handling the salespeople that are already succeeding at a high level in your company.

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Finance & Operations
What's the Right Burn Rate for Your Business?

In a post for AVC, Fred Wilson suggests some reasonable burn rates at different stages of software-based businesses, most particularly web and mobile software businesses.

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Customer Success
Best Practices for Boosting Pay Per Click Rates

In a post for Entrepreneur, AJ Kumar offers up several tips to improve pay-per-click (PPC) advertising.

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HR & Leadership
Why Failing is Key to Employee Development

In a post for the Harvard Business Review, Jeff Stibel explains why failure isn’t always a bad thing for your company culture.

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HR & Leadership
3 Traits of BAD Sales Managers

In a post for Sales Benchmark Index, Dan Perry runs through a few surefire ways sales managers can expect to collect a pink slip in the new year.

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HR & Leadership
Are You Born for Business Leadership?

In a post for Entrepreneur, Scott Shane asks if you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur.

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HR & Leadership
Streamline Your Business With This Time-Saving Technique

In a post on Jonathan Farrington’s Blog, Farrington introduces the Ivy Lee System, a time management system invented in the 1900’s by management consultant Ivy Lee.

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