https://skysigal.com/ 2026-05-06T23:42:02+00:00 https://skysigal.com/ https://skysigal.com/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2023-11-04T03:34:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/bd/team/building?rev=1699068851&do=diff IT:BD:Team/Building * (UP) team index Process Founders text/html 2023-11-04T03:34:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/bd/team/ceo?rev=1699068852&do=diff IT:BD:Team/CEO * (UP) team index Notes * Against transparency: * <http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2013/09/28/how-open-should-a-startup-ceo-be-with-staff/> * Some great comments btw. Resources * <http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2013/09/28/how-open-should-a-startup-ceo-be-with-staff/> text/html 2023-11-04T03:34:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/bd/team/founders?rev=1699068852&do=diff IT:BD:Team/Founders * (UP) team index A startup founder is always selling. Not just literally to customers, but to current and potential employees, partners, investors, and the press as well. Since the best startup ideas are by their nature perilously close to bad ideas, there is little room for misunderstanding. And yet a lot of the people you encounter as a founder will initially be indifferent, if not skeptical. They don't know yet that you're going to be huge. You're just one person the… text/html 2023-11-04T03:34:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/bd/team/getting_the_development_done_cheaply?rev=1699068853&do=diff IT:BD:Team/Getting the development done for cheap * (UP) team index The number of times I've listened to someone with an idea -- even a good one -- with a key part of the execution plan involving finding a “good, cheap, developer” is ... argh! Notes Let's analyse some of the options: text/html 2023-11-04T03:34:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/bd/team/home?rev=1699068853&do=diff IT:BD:Team * (UP) team index Notes * <http://blogs.wsj.com/accelerators/2013/06/17/steve-blank-dont-give-away-your-board-seats/> References * Against teamwork: <http://www.theamericanconservative.com/jacobs/hey-extraverts-enough-is-enough/> * <http://blogs.wsj.com/accelerators/2013/06/17/steve-blank-dont-give-away-your-board-seats/> * <http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2013/09/28/how-open-should-a-startup-ceo-be-with-staff/> text/html 2023-11-04T03:34:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/bd/team/partners?rev=1699068854&do=diff IT:BD:Team/Partners * (UP) team index Notes It's like a marriage. Be honest and open and talk things out. Don't “go to bed angry”. Resources <http://founderdating.com/questions-to-ask-potential-cofounders/> * http://blog.eladgil.com/2013/01/how-to-fire-co-founder.html text/html 2023-11-04T22:40:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/bd/team/ratio_of_employee_types_to_consider?rev=1699137648&do=diff IT:BD:Team/Ratio of Employee Types]] <box class nav> * UP </box> Spending money on new features versus selling the current ones is a an age-old conundrum. Notes Someone did a nice summary of what others are doing. Summary: it's common to see 2x as many sales as production. text/html 2023-11-04T03:34:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/bd/team/recruiting?rev=1699068854&do=diff IT:BD:Team Recruiting * (UP) team index Be careful who you hire. Notes The first 5 employees are like 5 bullets. Each one has to make an impact. * Do you want to see this person every day? * If you aren't sure of the person after a week, fire them. * There's enough people that you text/html 2023-11-04T22:40:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/bd/team/roles?rev=1699137648&do=diff IT:BD:Team/Roles * (UP) team index text/html 2023-11-04T03:34:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/bd/team/stars?rev=1699068855&do=diff IT:BD:Team/Stars * (UP) team index Notes * In favour of teamwork: IT:PM:Team * Against teamwork: Creativity is not achieved by teams Resources