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12 strategies to vet your next technical hire

Jul04
by on July 4, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Insider, startup, YEC, yec.co, Young Entrepreneur Council

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Whether we like it or not, these days, tech is one of the most important aspects of business — even for businesses that aren’t primarily tech-focused. Hiring the perfect technical lead is crucial to your product’s success, but if you’re not a technical person yourself, finding that person can be tough. With this in mind, I asked a panel of successful founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: What is one unusual way you vet potential technical hires and why does it work? Their best answers are below: 1. Have Them Duplicate a Task We’ll give a…

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12 strategies to vet your next technical hire

Jul04
by on July 4, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Insider, startup, YEC, yec.co, Young Entrepreneur Council

Job Seekers Attend Denver Job Fair
Whether we like it or not, these days, tech is one of the most important aspects of business — even for businesses that aren’t primarily tech-focused. Hiring the perfect technical lead is crucial to your product’s success, but if you’re not a technical person yourself, finding that person can be tough. With this in mind, I asked a panel of successful founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: What is one unusual way you vet potential technical hires and why does it work? Their best answers are below: 1. Have Them Duplicate a Task We’ll give a…

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Keep your kids busy with science at Google and Maker’s 3rd annual online DIY Maker Camp

Jul04
by on July 4, 2014 at 6:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, maker camp

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Summer vacation is awesome. You have three whole months to sit around and gradually get bored. Fortunately, for the creative and technically minded teen, Google and Maker have teamed up for the Maker Camp, a six week do-it-yourself online event that’ll get kids excited about building and exploring technology. It’s like your own personal Maker Faire at home. Maker Camp takes place via Google Hangouts every weekday starting July 7. The day’s Hangout start at 11AM PT and include projects (last year they made a piano out of a banana), activities, talks with people like astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and virtual field-trip Fridays. The…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Keep your kids busy with science at Google and Maker’s 3rd annual online DIY Maker Camp

Jul04
by on July 4, 2014 at 6:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, Maker, maker camp

0704_MakerCamphed
Summer vacation is awesome. You have three whole months to sit around and gradually get bored. Fortunately, for the creative and technically minded teen, Google and Maker have teamed up for the Maker Camp, a six week do-it-yourself online event that’ll get kids excited about building and exploring technology. It’s like your own personal Maker Faire at home. Maker Camp takes place via Google Hangouts every weekday starting July 7. The day’s Hangout start at 11AM PT and include projects (last year they made a piano out of a banana), activities, talks with people like astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and virtual field-trip Fridays. The…

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5 methods and 15 tools to find your audience and build a community

Jul04
by on July 4, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Social Media

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Alex Manthei is the Community Manager at mention, a media monitoring app that lets you monitor, react, collaborate and analyze your online presence. This article was co-written with Shannon Byrne, mention’s content and PR Manager. No matter what you do in life, chances are good you’re reliant on some kind of a community. People to read your writing. Social sharers to spread your message and curate your content. Customers to review your products or services and tell their friends about you. Communities work because they’re built on relationships, and during the early stages of any new project, you need all the strong relationships you can get. The community…

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