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Employee terminations: they're a topic no one wants to discuss but that every company has to navigate. Thankfully, Melanie Naranjo and wonderful Ethena advisor (& Gusto's former People Leader) Jess Yuen are tackling this tricky topic for the next Ethena webinar. Register if you want to learn more about these topics: How to pressure test whether or not termination is the right course of action Best practices for communicating termination decisions How to minimize risk and choose the best course of action when things get tricky Critical pitfalls to avoid

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Hiring the right sales, marketing, and CX leaders is incredibly challenging, especially for early-stage startups. Check out our ElevenX Talent's Janine O'Neill (she/her) and Dan Hurwitz discuss all things GtM hiring in this awesome podcast. Some great wisdom nuggets in this one. Watch the full episode, now live at howtounfuckyourstartup.com

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‼️‼️Akoto Recruiting is looking forward to connecting with you at #LATechWeek !!! ‼️‼️ 📢 Who’s all attending #techweek in Los Angeles??? Drop us a comment ⬇️ and let us know what events you’re planning to attend!!! We always find that #networking and #connecting with likeminded #executives and #leaders leads to valuable insights. #venturecapital #angelinvestors #vcbackedstartups #startups #meddevice #biotech #healthtech #pharma #artifitialintelligence #ai #medtech #science #tech #partnershios #collaboration #fractionaltalenta #fractionaltalentacquisition

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SF Tech Week just started this morning! LA Tech Week will be here SOON. What events are you attending? Let's sync up! Dreamore is hosting the very last event on Oct 20 In collaboration with Michael Ronen's VR/immersive community And our broader network of founders, investors, and startup leaders At my 10 acres of land, top o' Topanga, Breaking ground next year, And til then... private hiking trails, picnic spots and sunset views. Particularly excited to attend women's events and of course AI. If any of you want your event highlighted in our next Dreamore, Grow More newsletter please connect with Lydia Thompson. Will pop a couple of links in comments - share freely! The IRL authentic connections we can make with each other these next couple of weeks will make a real difference for our future growth together. Building trust, learning from each other, clarifying goals, and having fun. As a firm, we are bringing humanity back to hiring. This is what it looks like 😁 Our fair city has had a rough couple of years, for sure. Being an entertainment AND tech town, we've felt the one-two impact of strikes and layoffs more than many other metropolitan areas. But... silver linings.... We are finding strength and resilience more than ever. We are community-building and supporting each other more than ever. Phoenix from ashes energy, not only from the Malibu Dream House (but yeah, that too). Much appreciation for Katia Ameri TECH WEEK by a16z and all the other investors and community builders including WeAreLATech Espree Devora 🎙️Justin Gordon Kate Lynch Zach Sekar and I'll stop now because the list of events for Tech Week is really long and exciting so that would be way too many tags. Just like that last sentence was way too long hehe. Still reading? Glad you're here 😍 #inspiration #womeninbusiness #womeninleadership #femalefounders #investors #startups #recruiting #hiring #purposedriven #founders #technology

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Excited to announce our partnership with Paraform! 🤝 Paraform matches expert recruiters with high-growth companies to fill hard-to-find roles. Fast growing startups like Hightouch, Hex, and Applied Intuition use the platform to build their teams. Starting today, Paraform recruiters benefit from special access to Juicebox: allowing you to source talent by funding stage, use power filters for faster searches, and enroll candidates in AI email sequences. No more struggling with Boolean queries or manual Crunchbase research: just search for “SWEs with experience at Series B companies in the Bay Area”. For recruiters or agencies who specialize in venture-backed recruiting, we highly recommend checking out Paraform. To celebrate this partnership, Paraform recruiters receive 20% off our annual and monthly plans. Read more about our partnership here: https://lnkd.in/eWNywkDx

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Part 7 of the "Videos Candidates Crave" Series: Pre-Start! Recent years have seen huge innovation in Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding, and beyond. As companies expand focus on creating authentic, impactful experiences for their new and prospective hires, we need to understand how candidates engage at each step of the journey. To succeed, it's important to map these steps carefully and use the right content, and video, to keep candidates moving forward. Join us in exploring the types of videos candidates crave at different stages of the journey, now looking at the interview stage. Stay tuned every Wednesday for more, and be sure to visit our new home page while you're there. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eZXTVngy #TATech #HRTech #RecruitmentMarketing #EmployerBranding #TAVideo #HRVideo #TalentMarketing #HRTech #UnleashWorld #WEBD2024 #WEBDay #FutureofWork #Unleash #WorldEBDay #Webday2024

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🎤 Tech Week Takes 🎤 Fit over credentials. During SF Tech Week, CEO & cofounder of Puzzle 🧩🚀, Sasha Orloff, dropped this crucial insight: Don’t just hire based on resume checkboxes or big-name companies. The real value comes from finding people whose experience and mindset align with your company’s stage and culture. It’s all about building the right team for where you're headed. 🚀

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🚀 Aligning Talent and Projects to a Company’s Stage: A Key to Success 🚀 Whether you’re hiring for an internal employee or selecting an external team to partner with your startup or an enterprise, one size does not fit all. The needs of a fast-growing startup are fundamentally different from those of a well-established enterprise, and it’s critical to align the talent and projects to the company’s specific stage of development. Here's why it matters: 1. Understanding Growth Dynamics Early-stage startups are laser-focused on speed, experimentation, and finding product-market fit. This requires versatile, hands-on talent who can wear multiple hats and pivot quickly as priorities shift. For them, it’s not just about expertise—it’s about the ability to adapt and solve problems in real time. 2. Scalability vs. Stability For mature enterprises, the focus shifts towards optimizing processes, ensuring scalability, and implementing sophisticated strategies for long-term growth. Here, projects are often more complex, requiring seasoned experts who can bring deep domain knowledge and execute against established roadmaps. 3. Matching Resources to Maturity Whether it's providing lean, agile support to startups or specialized skills to enterprises, the key is to match resources to where the company is in its journey. Misaligned talent can lead to missed opportunities or stalled progress. But when the right team is aligned to the right stage, the impact is transformative. Thanks to Sasha Orloff of Puzzle 🧩🚀 for this hot take on talent at #techweek #Consulting #Startups #Enterprises #TalentAlignment #GrowthStage #VioletX

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Should ZipRecruiter reassess leadership? -->> https://lnkd.in/eHf6wemw In this episode, we dive deep into: - Paradox Innovation Day - VONQ's US Departure - CV Wallet / Resume Wallet's Triumph - Vangst, acquisition and its implications for the #cannabis #job market - Veritone Hire's Road Ahead - A critical view on ZipRecruiter, Nike, and Bayer's leadership mishaps. - Who'd You Rather? with Take2 AI and Paraform Expect a snarky blend of analysis, insight, and entertainment as we dissect brand consolidation, #AI's growing role in #recruitment, and the nuances of navigating the cannabis market. -->> https://lnkd.in/eHf6wemw #ChadCheese #RecruitmentPodcast #FutureOfWork #InnovationInRecruitment #Leadership #AIRecruitment

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Hiring Alert I’m thrilled to share that we’re searching for a Full Stack Engineer (70% frontend) to join a startup with $100M+ in funding in San Francisco! We're looking for someone who considers themselves a product-minded engineer with a strong affinity for design and user experience. If you're passionate about building blockbuster franchises across media—from e-books to TV series—and eager to work with AI-driven optimization and data-focused innovation, this could be your next exciting opportunity! Here's what they've already accomplished: 💥 Produced million-dollar hits every 3 weeks through data-driven story selection 🎬 Launched a product that reached $50M ARR in just 3 months 🤖 Focused on Hyper Personalisation using AI, with plans to transition from human actors to AI-generated videos! Interested or know someone who might be? DM me for more details! #Hiring #FullStackEngineer #TechJobs #AI #Innovation #Typescript #ReactNative #FrontendDevelopment #ProductEngineering #DesignInnovation

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I recently listened to Zach Perret, founder of Plaid, on the 20VC podcast discussing his evolution in recruiting. His mindset shift resonated with me. Here are three key takeaways: ▶ Be yourself and do it. Cold emails and genuine curiosity unlock unrecruitable people. People love to talk about things they're passionate about. ▶ Embrace the hunt. The best founders love to compete for talent. They understand the value each person can bring and don't like losing. This skill will also translate into founder-led sales. ▶ Hire for "Spike". This is essential when building an early team. I often think of it as the shape of a "T"—someone with deep expertise in one area but is open and curious to learn and contribute in other areas outside their core strength.

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Welcome to another edition of Growth Talks! 😊 Today, we spotlight Marin Smiljanic Co-Founder and CEO of Omnisearch. With a background as a software engineer at Amazon, Facebook, and SingleStore, Marin brings years of experience from both fast-growing startups and Big Tech. Key takeaways: 🔹 Partnering with established companies can help a startup gain credibility and early customers. 🔹Knowing what customers want, especially about data control, is important for product development. 🔹Moving from a technical role to running a business means learning new skills, especially in sales and marketing. 🔹Focusing on efficiency and performance can set a product apart in the market. 🔹Making quick changes and ensuring the business model works are crucial for growth. 🔗 Link to the interview: https://lnkd.in/d3BMDAUp

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I have this discussion with people leaders. There is no 1 right answer to pay transparency and to truly solve it, you need to empower managers. Excited to put my thoughts to paper

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Great insights on hiring from Christine Ng!

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Excited to host a 30-minute panel at Andreessen Horowitz Tech Week in SF on Wednesday, October 9. If you're a founder or sales leader at a high-growth startup who predominantly sells into the enterprise, you won't want to miss this discussion. Our expert panelists will share invaluable insights on: - Breaking through to key decision-makers - Structuring an efficient sales process - Proven techniques for closing high-value deals

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If anyone is in North County San Diego, on Thursday May 2nd, we will be hosting a tech entrepreneur and investor meet up at 5:30pm. We’ll have a couple speakers, one of which is a fin-tech start-up raising a round, followed up by a presentation on the state of the stock & crypto market. We host these events quarterly and usually get a lot of founders and investors to attend. If anyone is interested, please message me and I can send you the details. LaunchPad San Diego #startups #startupincubator #entrepreneur #investing #crypto #meetup

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Caroline Petrow-Cohen recent Los Angeles Times article on the burden of swipe culture really hit home. We all know how exhausting the match-chat-ghost-repeat cycle can be. While intentional dating is often seen as the solution, there’s a big gap between wanting to date with purpose and actually doing it successfully. The key is consistency and the active practice of intentional dating—and that’s where many struggle. That’s why I refused to create another dating app and instead created a tool to support modern daters. Clara For Daters (Not a dating app) is a tool that helps intentional daters move beyond theory and put their beliefs into action, ensuring every step is meaningful. Link to article: https://lnkd.in/gUMkAMn9

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Small Business Owners, Founders and Entrepreneurs - Join us at the ⁦‪⁦‪@oGoing‬⁩ September Business Growth Roundtable | GenAI Marketing today evening at 6 pm at The Duck Club in Irvine. It’s going to be lot of fun to connect and learn new ways of marketing! #businessnetworking #businessgrowth #smallbusiness #marketingtips

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The webinar today overviewing Previ was a success! So, we are doing another one on Tuesday, May 28th from 12-12:30pm MT! Register below if... - you are an HR leader who prioritizes benefits that don't cost money to launch - you are an HR leader who wants to help your employees save money - you feel your employees spend too much money on their cell phone bill - you'd like to offer something that doesn't require HRIS or payroll integrations, contracts, or data sharing Previ saves employees over $100/month on their cell phone bill through enterprise-level partnerships with AT&T and T-Mobile. Join us for the webinar to learn more and see why companies like Hanes, Shutterstock, Welch's, Qualtrics, and Sunrun choose to partner with us! Register here 👉 https://lu.ma/zf8dy4on

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