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Selecting the best team for the startup gridiron

June 21, 2011 | Auren Hoffman

(Editor’s note: Auren Hoffman is CEO of Rapleaf. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.)

Hiring managers face a dilemma similar to coaches: Should you hire someone who’s really good at one particular thing – or someone who is more of an all-around player?

Above all else, you should always hire A-Players exclusively. Never hire people that are “good enough.” You want great people in your organization – people you love working with and people you’d … Continue Reading

Crisis management by firing executives – and why that’s futile

November 25, 2010 | Steve Blank

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(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany. This story originally appeared on his blog.)

For decades startups were managed by pretending the company would follow a predictable path (revenue plan, scale, etc.) and being continually surprised when it didn’t.

That’s essentially Einstein’s definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Luckily most startups now realize there is … Continue Reading

5 tips for choosing a co-founder

October 8, 2009 | Mike McDerment

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(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany. This story originally appeared on his blog.)

For decades startups were managed by pretending the company would follow a predictable path (revenue plan, scale, etc.) and being continually surprised when it didn’t.

That’s essentially Einstein’s definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Luckily most startups now realize there is … Continue Reading