Management

Party Round? When Startups Should And Shouldn’t Take It

Party rounds, or mass syndication, is when a startup raises from multiple investors, none of which individually has a large enough...
Amit Garg
Mar 8, 2020 2 min read 921
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Engagement is a four-letter word

Engagement is one of the big buzzwords in social and professional circles. It promises greatness but often rings hollow. Mark Babbitt’s...
Jim Katzaman
Feb 8, 2020 3 min read 238

4 Brutally Honest Lessons Every Recruiter Needs to Learn

With the unemployment rate hovering around a low 3.5%, the job market is a “seller’s market.” Meanwhile, the attitude toward job...
Will Crenshaw
Jan 25, 2020 2 min read

Employing LinkedIn is Job 1

LinkedIn inspires love-hate relationships. Users swear by it or swear at it. Those in the middle simply don’t use it. Jeff...
Jim Katzaman
Jan 22, 2020 3 min read 172

Leader or Follower? Both!

One doesn’t have to look far to see the perceived division between leaders and followers. Motivational posters, overly-hyped and overpaid event speakers,...
Logan Daley
Jan 21, 2020 3 min read 301

In Search Of the Vanishing Human in HR

Human resources is almost a misnomer. People still have the ultimate say, but increased deferment to technology and processes strips away...
Jim Katzaman
Jan 8, 2020 6 min read 751

Cut Through the Clutter and Say Thanks

A spirit resonates among leaders who look after their workers. Theodora Manjo sums it up this way: “Real leaders are in...
Jim Katzaman
Dec 31, 2019 9 min read 141

How to build an Agile Team for your Successful Projects

WHAT IS AGILE? Movement. Change. Adaptation. It’s the model enabling developers to respond to change or sudden problems without much disruption. ...
Maja Dakic
Dec 25, 2019 5 min read 241

How to Avoid Losing

It’s your lucky day! You meet a kind stranger who offers you your choice of a great deal, something for nothing....
Gleb Tsipursky
Dec 15, 2019 3 min read

Solving the Skills Shortage Part 1: Retention.

The IT sector has a skills shortage. In 2018 70% of tech employers said they expect a talent shortage. Cybersecurity is...
Giles Hinchcliff
Dec 11, 2019 7 min read

What Do VCs Do All Day? 5 Visible Activities And The 1 Mostly Invisibl...

Remember the widely circulated series of memes “What people think I do” a few years back? Well, one of the VC...
Amit Garg
Dec 9, 2019 2 min read 501
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Grab It Right at the First Time

There is a saying in Hindi language, which came from a folk tale — “Boond se gayi, woh haudh se nahi...
Shashi Kulkarni
Oct 31, 2019 3 min read 123

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