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"You have to check them out Every VC firm makes their portfolio companies public You can use LinkedIn to find out a way to get the the founders/CEOs of a VCs portfolio Then you call/email them and ask if they are good to work with" - Fred Wilson

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"I made the term up. As a Jew's Jew, I get that option. :) Old is a state of mind my friend. Or the fact that I am older than most, but not all. Sounds like you had fun, keep it up!" - Micah Baldwin

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I assume when they say "Hire slow and fire fast." they mean somewhere that they don't have strict labour laws. In that case interim employees, or contractors, are also a good source of labour, although it might seems more expensive it can be a bonus when the tasks are finished and a cheaper lighter weight employee can be found and trained. - Daniel W. Crompton

I think it's generally understood that the process of hiring should not be taken lightly and if done properly you won't need to fire at all - Allison

We have used Accolo to hire and have been thrilled with the results - http://www.accolo.com/ cheap, and easy - Bill Pennington via twhirl

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Should Every Outward Facing Employee Have a Web Presence

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Simple answer: yes. Same question: should every outward facing employee have a face? - Lars Trieloff

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Absolutely - Aram Zucker-Scharff

I almost said no, because janitors and other people don't really deal with customers, do they? But then I remembered the lady who cleaned my hotel room. She said hi and asked if she could make my stay better. Made my feelings about Sheraton go up. So, everyone affects the brand and everyone is customer facing and everyone can affect our understanding of what the company does, or help us have a better experience with it. - Robert Scoble

Yes. It makes them easier to contact and simpler to manage. - Tyler Hurst via twhirl

Robert: I'd argue that janitors and cleaning staff aren't outward-facing employees. - Kevin Fox

Kevin: I'd argue that they are. Everyone comes into contact with other human beings and they all represent the company in some way every day. If you hire great people all the way through your organization, you won't have to worry. If you hire idiots, then I'd worry about this stuff. - Robert Scoble

No. Most outward-facing employees are already outward-facing and present in the ways they need to be by default. Plastering them on a billboard for people unrelated to see, or opening them up personally for disgruntled customers to stalk... seems to be going a bit far. - abacab

I would say it depends. If you have a sales team with 100 people why not a blog for the team and then each individual member can blog. 100 blogs is maybe taking it a bit far? - Sofia

I think its should be up to the employee. - John P. Kreiss

Any question that begins with "Should Every..." I stop reading immediately. Every situation is different - Bwana

Some companies require their employees to blog, and they are measured by how many blog posts they've written per quarter. Sounds productive. [sarcasm intended] - Chris White

That's true, Chris, but I seriously doubt that the employees that are required to do so are, say, tellers, clerks, cashiers or janitors. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

No, but I also doubt it enhances their performance in doing their jobs. Nobody wants to read these corporate blogs. It's just part of upper management's desire to be on the cutting edge. Leave the blogging to the bloggers. - Chris White

Dick posted two messages on Twitter

“Are we ok with the somali pirates using fictional weapons like grappling hooks? I think they should have to use things not found in batman.”

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“honestly, 6 guys in a dinghy hijacked an oil-tanker the size of Peru with grappling hooks? How do you grapple a tanker? Is grapple a word?”

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