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How Remote Teams Work Together
Working with remote teams is all about mutual trust. It’s similar to assessing the security of your home, the reliability of your office job, or the viability of your relationship. It’s about creating an ecosystem where both parties can operate securely, reliably, and respectfully. Employers and employees must mutually invest in this ecosystem, recognizing that…
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5 Key Components to Tick Off Your Checklist When Starting A Business
Starting a business is no uncharted territory – almost every inch of it has already been conquered. But not everyone was able to write a successful conquest; most of those who tried failed. For there is a universal truth behind the stories of those who were fortunate: success doesn’t come easy. There are a ton…
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On WordPress Development Retainers
With over 40 people working at DevriX right now, we have revised our service solutions and focused on promoting a type of service that combines our recurring revenue goal with iterative development solutions for some of our clients. While we do provide maintenance services, we realized that a development retainer would be incredibly useful for most of our leads. This month…
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How to Create a Business Plan (for Startups)
Young entrepreneurs often forget an important step before launching a startup: creating their business plan. Implementing a website itself is trivial—everyone can spin off a Wix or Weebly website in a matter of minutes and publish it live, even with a rough business plan drafted quickly upfront. While a website might be easy to set…
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The Lifecycle Of An Entrepreneur
The most genuine disappointment from entrepreneurship I’ve seen myself were former full-time employees who used to work in large corporations. Transitioning from corporate roles to entrepreneurship often leads to unmet expectations and disappointment. In large corporations, roles are defined, resources abundant, and predictability high. Employees focus on specific functions without worrying about the bigger picture…
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Effective Hiring Tips (For Startups And Growing Teams)
There are fast-paced startups where execution is mission-critical. Then, there are the startups relying on an ongoing and regular business model – think of manufacturing or an ongoing type of activity that could easily take 60–80 hours a week. The ideal team for an ongoing operations startup might look different from the passionate, equity-focused model. While…
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Sales And Business Development Tips For Tech Companies
Software engineers often think about starting a web development business of their own. We may be talking about a traditional senior software developer working on a product after hours. No exposure to marketing, sales, and business development tasks at work. Traditional Computer Science degree. Complete focus on software engineering. Products Don’t Sell Themselves They launch a product…
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Internet Marketing For Startups – Outsourcing vs. Building Teams
Internet marketing is one of the many online disciplines that don’t require education, certification, or any type of entry point that comes with the right background or experience. The same goes for content marketing, web design, web development, advertising, PR – you name it. It’s not the same for medical professionals and lawyers – which is why we…