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Top 7 Hiring Mistakes for Startups
- bootload 18y ago"... He’s a trained accountant, but as he puts it, most of his experience comes from owning his own companies. ..." ~ http://www.entrepreneur.com/columnists/bradsugars/167912/bio.html http://www.entrepreneur.com/columnists/bradsugars/167912/bio... I often wonder what they really mean by "Startup" in these articles. So I checked the bio. Accountants advising Startups is a bit like "out of work PE teachers" who start Gyms and advise you how to get fit. Pay the money and we'll tell you the "secrets to your fitness success". An alternative is to just get out and exercise more. You don't even need runners. The new growth area for Accountants, MBA's and business types is the Business Coach. A super consultant who is professional and knows all about business ... Who you gonna call? I'm sorry if I sound so harsh (and this isn't a reflection of the article posted) but I get enough "Australian suit-wearing accountants" spruiking on late night television for business as "Business coaches" ~ http://www.allwords.com/word-spruiker.html http://www.allwords.com/word-spruiker.html Take for example the first recommendation: "Hiring someone just because you know them" because "There needs to be a certain sense of objectivity and accountability in the workplace". This is one way to get good founders and certainly new-hires. They are already a known quantity. This is typical of the very conservative, some would say backwards view to Startups I see Aus. Most of the suggestions are rss-up. These suggestions might work for established companies. But for early Startups the article reads like a (tech) Startup "How-not" rather than a "Howto".
- DaniFong 18y agoDefinitely. It's funny. I mean, basically none of the startups profiled by jl in founders at work did this. The statistics seem to imply that if you followed this advice literally, you're doomed.