So you want to work at my startup
For the past few weeks, I’ve focussed on recruiting more team members for our offices in Sydney and Manila. We’re hiring senior and junior engineers in both places, and Communications and Sales managers in Sydney. It seems as if everyone…
Can startups create a culture that competes with Google?
When I closed my first round of funding for Posse, I asked one of the lead investors – what’s the first thing you think I should focus on? His response: culture. Culture? Surely I should focus on hiring smart people,…
One of the worst things you can do in business and in life, and we all do it all the time.
I caught up with one of our investors in Auckland a few weeks ago – Peter, a wise chap who’s had a lot of success. Our conversation drifted from a company update to general advice and on to a deep…
What I’ve learnt about outsourcing so far
Startups with limited resources may be tempted into outsourcing to cheaper places. I’m sure you’ve heard horror stories of entrepreneurs who spent a fortune building an idea in India only to discover a rat’s nest of badly written code that…
Sole founder vs. co-founders
Posse is my first tech startup and I’m the sole founder. I’ve worked hard to establish the company for more than two years and, as you can probably gauge from my earlier blogs, it hasn’t been easy. Before starting Posse…
Why it’s important for startups to celebrate little victories
If, like me, you run or work in a startup, you may (should!) read lots of business books and attend conferences, honing your leadership skills. And they all urge us to ‘celebrate small victories’ with our teams. It’s a…
Hiring for a start-up – what I’ve learned so far
I’ve run a start-up for a couple of years now and ran my own music company for eight years before that. Anyone who followed our progress would know I’ve made a few hiring mistakes in my time: we had a…
