Word: hiring
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...plot is familiar: two ambitious Internet geeks graduate Stanford business school, devise a lucrative idea for an e-business, get funded by a prestigious venture-capital firm, set up shop in dingy offices, hire a lot of people, generate buzz, go public. The 15-month-old Internet start-up Della & James hasn't had its IPO yet, but so far it has nailed down the idea (an online bridal registry), the VC (Kleiner Perkins), the hiring (15 to 70 employees in six months) and the buzz (everybody in the Valley has heard of Della & James). But there are some twists...
...product line may have factored into the selection of former Apple executive Rebecca Patton, 43, as CEO. But the crucial issue was to hire an experienced manager to run the place. "The control thing was totally unimportant to us. Several people have told us that's a female characteristic," Herrin says, as if she wouldn't know one way or the other...
When young entrepreneurs have their phones working, they can call Terri Spears, who'll hire someone to answer them. A 31-year-old former human-resources director for a San Francisco bank, she founded AskHR.com 18 months ago. She and her five employees handle only midsize e-commerce companies. She provides a bureaucracy that will keep their free spirits happy but out of litigation. "A lot of them are very naive when we meet with them," she says. "I tell them, 'You're going to need workers' compensation.'" Then she explains to them what that...
Otus has another problem. The women she does hire--and they are mostly women--tend to be well dressed and attractive. And sometimes that leads to romance with wealthy male clients. "If you've got executives and attractive single women, they're going to get together," she says. "Steve Ballmer of Microsoft married his p.r. person, and Ken Jacobs at Oracle married the head of p.r. for his company." It's another beautiful virtuous cycle...
...help out much. He's just kidding. "Look, you can tell I have a passion for this. I'm the Internet guy," he says. "My style's very active. That's because I love it. I'm a strong backup for you." Minutes later he is instructing them to "hire the Navy SEALs to get things done here. That's what it's all about in building your company: the culture. The fit. Karma." They...