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Date: Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 11:43 PM
4 ways to find top-notch employees for your startup
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After being frustrated with his own apartment hunt, Jonathan Eppers was inspired to launch RadPad, an iPhone application that makes it easier to find available apartments. Users can filter their results based on a number of factors, and they can also use a location-based feature to see properties that are near them. Within its first few months of existence, RadPad was downloaded 10,000 times. Los Angeles Business Journal (free registration) (3/7)
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How to lead like Henry V
A famous speech from Shakespeare's "Henry V" holds lessons for modern leaders, writes Nigel Roberts. Henry's soaring rhetoric provides an upbeat call to action based on a higher goal -- the same strategy CEOs should use to win over their employees. "[T]he Bard managed to capture some universal truths about human nature and the complex way that individuals relate to each other which can provide useful lessons for today's corporate leaders," Roberts writes. Knowledge.Insead.edu (3/7)
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4 ways to find top-notch employees for your startup
Recruit talented employees for your startup by leveraging your personal network and by using online resources such as Hacker News and AngelList. Also, encourage your employees to let you know of other people who might be interested in working for your business. TheDailyMuse.com (3/7)
Making your message stick
Cut through all of the ideas competing for your audience's attention by including six key components in your message, writes Panos Mourdoukoutas. They include appeal, directness, credibility and clarity. Forbes (3/7)
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How to be a good mentor
The best mentors inspire entrepreneurs to come up with their own solutions instead of providing answers for them, Micha Kaufman writes. Mentors should also keep conversations private and should use stories to illustrate their advice. "As a leader you should aim to resist giving only answers -- your role is to guide, counsel and lead by example," he writes. Forbes (3/7)
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Don't seek answers when you should be asking questions
Give Albert Einstein 60 minutes to solve a life-or-death problem and he'd use all but five minutes mulling over the best question, Liz Alexander writes. Innovators should take a similar approach, she argues, focusing on identifying meaningful questions rather than obsessing over solutions. ThoughtLeaders blog (3/6)
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Why profitability is not a guarantee of success
Even if your business is profitable, it's headed for trouble if you don't have the resources available to cover your financial obligations. "Before you take on huge new sales, invest in capital items or hire new employees, you need a solid cash flow projection," advises Dean Swanson. Your company may also be destined for failure if your business model is restricting productivity or if your leadership style is causing problems. Austin Daily Herald (Minn.) (3/5)
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