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Orrick – Start-Up Tool Kit – Term Sheet Creator – Start-Up Forms Library

Sep

26

2011

There are many items useful to entrepreneurs on the site including: Example cap (capitalization) table spreadsheet Term Sheet Creator Non-disclosure Agreements Employment Agreements Stock Option plans Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement for Employees & Consultants and much more …..
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Capitalization Tables · Hiring The Team · Non-Disclosure Agreements · Stock Options · Term Sheets

forms · spreadsheet

Company Salaries and Reviews

Jan

13

2009

Whether you’re looking for a new job or you’re completely satisfied where you are — your work matters — and we want you to have all the information you need to manage your career. Anonymous ratings, reviews, and salaries from real employees — all for free.
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Hiring The Team

compensation · salary

Startups Must Hire The Right People And Watch Every Penny. Or Fail.

Sep

4

2008

Startups that hire incorrectly fail. They don’t probably fail, or maybe fail. They just plain fail. You must hire the right people. In particular, the early employees must be perfect. This is more important than anything else, including the product or business idea. Perfect teams can adapt to failing products or market/competitive issues and correct ...
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Hiring The Team

first employees · hiring

Hiring Salespeople

Sep

4

2008

I’ve been asked by an entrepreneur friend to talk about hiring sales people. My friend, like a lot of high-tech entrepreneurs, is a technical person who also has the role of CEO and Sole Salesperson, and they feel it is time for them to “bring in a professional” to “take the company to the next ...
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Hiring The Team

hiring · sales

Hire Smart: Four Great Interview Questions to Hire Great Sales Staff

Sep

4

2008

For small business owners, good sales staff is absolutely critical; they can make or break your business. Unfortunately, salespeople are also the most difficult employees to retain, precisely because of their business value. When hiring a new salesperson, many employers fall into the trap of using industry experience alone as the key hiring factor. But ...
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Hiring The Team

interview · questions

Hiring and Training Employees — HR Operations Manual

Sep

4

2008

Got questions about issues involving your employees? Our handy how-to guides can quickly show you how to: * Write a job description * Set starting salaries * Hire and orient a new employee * Hire a manager * Hire a sales force * Create a benefits package * Deal with workers’ comp issues * Establish ...
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Hiring The Team

compensation · hiring · hr · salary

New York Times – Eight Revealing Interview Questions to use on New Hires

Sep

4

2008

One of the most important decisions that business owners and managers make is who to hire. According to Fast Money Magazine, “The most important corporate resource over the next twenty-years will be talent. It is also the resource in shortest supply.” Research has shown that traditional interviewing has about a 20% success rate in separating ...
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Hiring The Team

interview · questions

Seven Characteristics of Highly Effective Entrepreneurial Employees

Aug

23

2008

Fast growing, entrepreneurial organizations need employees who regularly demonstrate entrepreneurial characteristics and work habits. Management of entrepreneurial companies must work diligently to recognize, identify and attract this type of employee during the recruitment process to assure a steady stream of the people with the “Right Stuff” to fuel growth of the venture. Employees come in ...
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Hiring The Team

entrepreneur traits · hiring

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