Employees Questions

What are the terms to get new employees, I am asking about when regarding, money, salaries, place, and sure number of projects in hand. And when to say no, I can keep going solo, or with the...

Employees

asked Jun 27 '11 at 22:25

Amr El Garhy
118 points

I've been part of a startup that has so far done nothing or gone anywhere in almost a year. I have pretty much given up on the place but I am curious if I can walk out with an game pitch I created....

Employees Intellectual Property

asked Jun 17 '11 at 06:47

Cochtl
11 points

How can an employer find out if an employee has been fired or left on good terms from a previous job at a large company?

Employees

asked Jun 18 '11 at 06:18

Jirad
105 points

I've been working for my current employer for the past several years as CTO. I recently pitched them on starting a separate division that is more entrepreneurial and experimental to spin out...

Equity Employees Founders

asked Jun 20 '11 at 18:54

Adam
16 points

The software and Internet startup companies I've worked for required 60, 80, or more hours a week of their employees (not just founders), for extended periods of time, up to a year. Are there...

Work Life Success Employees Founders Failure

asked Jun 10 '11 at 08:19

Meva
26 points

I have an income and a website idea. I know nothing about programming. I have a friend who is a programmer, comp-sci major, and so to get my idea created into a website I am paying them an hourly...

Partner Employees Salary Shares

asked Jun 11 '11 at 16:06

Zach
11 points

I run a well-funded startup. We're fortunate to have built a kick-ass team with a great product and good early traction. But I worry that our team's work ethic is sliding into stasis. Most of my...

Management Work Life Employees

asked Jun 3 '11 at 14:13

Randy B
14 points

I recently read a news article (in Norwegian) that "the ability to cooperate" was essentially the only requirement for applicants, which was just as relevant 50 years ago as it is today, while...

Recruiting Employees Tools Human Resources

asked May 20 '11 at 20:26

David
1,567 points

My niche software developing startup needs specialist developers. I have located an individual in China with proven experience in my field. How can I best go about working with him? I can't employ...

Legal Employees Intellectual Property China

asked May 21 '11 at 07:27

Paperjam
394 points

Let me describe a situation I happened to be in by now several times. I work in the field of detector/electronics/imaging systems development. I often get some new technical ideas and solutions,...

Management Ideas Patent Employees

asked May 23 '11 at 02:26

Nick
6 points

Im planning to hire 3 employees in a soon to be corporation in USA, but I would be only a director because of my passive role as a non immigrant. How I can find qualified people, meet them in a...

Incorporation Foreign Employees

asked May 23 '11 at 15:30

Alejandro
48 points

We're an Israeli Company that wants to expand to the USA, we have already close the commercial details with a very experienced executive in the USA, now we have to decide how we can hire him, we...

Hiring Employees Company

asked May 12 '11 at 23:01

David
16 points

I may have the chance to be the first employee of a startup going to the YC summer 2011 program. The thing is I think they are planning to cover my expenses but not to actually pay me or offer...

Equity Payments Employees

asked May 16 '11 at 00:23

Andy Boot
228 points

I started a new job at a startupish (2007) company, upon looking at how their system works. I found problems with their database, software, and overall project management. This isn't just errors or...

Employees Problem

asked Apr 26 '11 at 02:30

Scottix
21 points

I live in DR, here the wage is very low, so I can get 10 employees at very low price (High school education/University student, good English, good typing skills, word/excel/etc knowledge, what...

Employees

asked Apr 29 '11 at 08:30

Carlosdubusm
16 points

I recently caught up with a former colleague, a mid-level software developer. For the last year, he has been at a failing (badly), self-funded, single-owner software startup. According to him, the...

Management Finance Employees NDA

asked Apr 11 '11 at 00:49

Mqv
52 points

If you've exhausted your personal network (and friends' networks), and now need to hire people who have skills that you don't have, would you try working with a staffing agency? I've heard a lot...

Hiring Management Employees Growth

asked Mar 19 '11 at 08:35

John
23 points

I am a lawyer in a mid-sized law firm and have founded a very small start-up to just sell one legal software program online. I had the idea for the program, worked with a great software developer...

Employees Side Projects

asked Mar 8 '11 at 13:32

User6492
1,747 points

I'm thinking about different options for my startup. Currently I'm a full time employee at a company where I love to work, but I would also like to have something of my own. The idea is to have...

Employees

asked Mar 13 '11 at 07:51

Tivo
35 points

So, I was reading Guy Kawasaki's questions to ask a startup. One of them is to ask if you can speak with one of the investors on the Board of Directors. A startup that offered me a job asked me if...

Hiring Employees Investors

asked Jan 26 '11 at 17:41

Jason
139 points