I assume you are a non-technical co-founder. In that case I recommend reading this article: http://www.launchbit.com/blog/why-you-cant-recruit-a-technical-cofounder It focuses on making tech people want to work with you. My advice here is to do your homework and look for people who are somehow i...
Meet them at industry trade shows. This gives you the opportunity to see them in action in your field, how they present (in the psychological sense more than the sales step sense), and to spend some time in person with them. After all, you can ask them to lunch or dinner after you've spoken wit...
Hello, I can help out with advice on the technical aspects. Not sure what low-mid budget means for you, but I can tell right off the bat that something like SAP or Salesforce will be overkill. At the base of your tech stack will be the eCommerce platform - i.e. the website - and your back-offi...
That is an interesting situation and I am sure many others share a similar concern. I would recommend trying out Podio (free), it lets you create all sorts of templates to capture and work with information (text fields, categories, dates, etc). You can set it to receive e-mail for you and it w...
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The first place to start is to get out there and meet people especially at local business association group meetings. Any place where people are networking is a great way to find someone for the team. Use the resources you already have like checking your college or university alumni association. ...
Instead of repeating the wisdom of others, I'll link to it below. Here is a great blog post on hiring your first salesperson: http://tomtunguz.com/when-to-hire-a-salesperson Also, Mark Suster has written a ton of great post on his blog about startup sales. http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/o...
Paid advertising on social media, particularly Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn can be highly targeted and so I am sure you could find relevant keywords and topics to target using those platforms. Depending on where you are in the world, look for events on meetup.com and/or Yelp. There are almost ...
There are sever steps on ding any company: 1st: Get the idea. You have this 2nd: You need to Register the company name. Think of the company name before hand with several options. 3rd: Make a bank account on the company's name 4th: Get a place of work: an office or a studio, paid or not 5th Hire ...
I'll divide your question into 2 questions, because I am not sure which one you're really asking :-) 1. Should I hire him despite the costs involved? You seem to already agree to this, based on what you wrote ("I am willing to set aside...assuming I see some ROI..."). 2. How to I justify his hig...