Nerd Stalker

George Kassabgi discusses how to increase your interview level By George Kassabgi on May 28, 2017. Originally published on Startups.co - the world's largest startup platform, helping over 1 million startup companies. More from Startups. Having interviewed hundreds of people in positions ranging from developers to sales reps, there are some interesting patterns that emerge. LEVEL +0 There are a number of things that candidates focus on which are in the “cannot hurt” category. To be competitive as a candidate these won’t suffice. Dress for success? So cliché. Your mom probably told you to “dress for success” but she also reminded you to be yourself. Come to an interview as yourself, if you’re comfortable in ‘business casual clothes’, wear those, if you’re only comfortable in jeans and t-shirt, great. If your confidence in a sales situation is strongest when dressed in a suit, bring it. Be yourself. Follow-up letter? “That candidate sent a great f...

Entrepreneur Taffy Williams Discusses Four Ways to Reduce a Leader's Tunnel Vision  Picture by Taffy Williams This month, we talk in depth with entrepreneur and author, Taffy Williams on " 4 Ways To Reduce Tunnel Vision " based on the same article he wrote for his blog -  Startup Blog . Taffy draws on his years of experience(aka bumps and bruises) to discuss the four ways entrepreneurs and startup CEOs can make better decisions on product development. Check it out.

Picture courtesy of Founders Space Founders Space 's Steve Hoffman , aka Capt. Hoff" share his startup tips on "Mentors." In this segment he explains what you should look for in a mentor and his thoughts on characteristics of a good mentor. Check out what Steve has to say.

We believe in startups. Our SocialGreg had the opportunity to sit down with Taffy Williams, the author and voice of the Startup Blog. So, what would you do if you are a founder of a startup and got suddenly ousted by investors? As a leader, Do you listen to enough to understand and respond to the right things? Do you listen to trusted people you hired? In this episode, Taffy talks about how his experiences is reflected in his blog, a recent column written about listening leadership and finally the five stages of mourning people go through when suddenly ousted from a company.

Adobe software never stops being frustrating. Learn to write, and not school-style writing. A text editor is a perfectly viable design tool. Graphic design has just as much to do with words as it does with pictures, and a lot of my favorite designers come to design from the world of words instead of the world of pictures. If you meet a person who cares about the same obscure things you do, hold on to them for dear life. Sympathy is medicine. Scissors are good, music is better, and mixed drinks with friends are best. Start brave and brash: you can always make things more conservative, but it’s hard to make things more radical. From blog.frankchimero.com ( share this quote ) Stop trying to be cool: it is stifling. From blog.frankchimero.com ( share this quote ) Seeking advice is addicting and can become a proxy for action. Giving it can also be addicting in a potentially pretentious, soul-rotting sort of way, and can replace experimenting because you think you know how things work...