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Bursts of Color - Interns!
A few weeks ago I wrote in praise of entry level hiring, so today I'm following up with a natural extension: interns! Yes, it's that time of year, and I…
Apr 18
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Geoff Donaker
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March 2024
Bursts of Color - Entry Level Hiring
After two slow years of tech hiring, it’s great to see a recent jump in job postings across our portfolio and network. However, I’ve been surprised that…
Mar 14
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Geoff Donaker
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February 2024
Measuring SDR Teams
Sales teams are often composed of two primary roles: Account Executives (“AEs”), the classic sales professionals who bring in the money by signing new…
Feb 22
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - Is Micro-Managing Bad?
I heard from three of you last week whose current leadership challenge sounded very similar, along the lines of this: As we’ve hired experienced people…
Feb 1
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Geoff Donaker
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January 2024
Bursts of Color - The Weekly Staff Meeting
Most companies with more than 20 employees also have some version of a recurring executive staff meeting. These meetings are important, but some are…
Jan 11
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Geoff Donaker
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December 2023
Bursts of Color - Top 10 Books of 2023
Happy December! I wish you an enjoyable holiday season in whatever form that takes. For those interested in reading material: here are ten books that…
Dec 14, 2023
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - Pitch Deck Template
A few weeks back I posted about some Red Flags to avoid in a VC Pitch Deck. This caused a few of you to gently respond with some version of: Thanks for…
Dec 7, 2023
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - Pitch Deck Template
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November 2023
Bursts of Color - Where to Hire the First 10 Engineers
Much has been written about remote work over the last few years. I'm not going to litigate that large topic here, but will address a much narrower…
Nov 16, 2023
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - Pitch Deck Red Flags
I read a lot of business pitch decks these days. I generally find this to be an enjoyable and effective way to quickly learn something about a business…
Nov 9, 2023
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Geoff Donaker
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September 2023
Raise Now or Wait Until Next Year?
I've had a dozen founder conversations lately that start something like: "I'm trying to decide if I should try to raise a new round now, or to hold off…
Sep 28, 2023
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Geoff Donaker
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August 2023
Bursts of Color - Performance Marketing (Guest Interview)
I’ve seen many open job reqs for Performance Marketing lately, so I chatted about this with my friend and colleague Brian Osborn, who has been VP…
Aug 10, 2023
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Geoff Donaker
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July 2023
Bursts of Color - Onboarding a Controller
One of you recently hired a Controller and turned to our partner Rob for advice on the best way to set things up. I thought the resulting exchange had…
Jul 27, 2023
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Geoff Donaker
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