If you're an early stage founder, it can be really easy to lose sight of the big picture. You spend tons of time jumping from fire, fixing bugs for the noisiest of your user base to keep them happy. While this is a somewhat necessary component of startup life, it can also end up giving you a pretty skewed view of how your product is actually being used. Oftentimes, your noisiest users aren't actually representative of your userbase a a whole. In fact, if you spent all of your time worrying about making them happy, you may look up a few months later and realize you've gotten fairly off track of your initial intentions with your product, maybe even making some of your other users unhappy in the process.
Continue reading →If you've never had to onboard an employee from scratch before, it can be a little daunting. You want to start your relationship off on the right foot and a chaotic onboarding process won't impress anyone. Here are some of the things you should do to make sure your employee has a smooth first few weeks.
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