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What to look for when you’re hiring a Head of Growth

Andrew Chen

Or are you trying to scale its success? In the book, I describe stage-by-stage how to successfully start and scale the central forces that power tech’s most successful companies — network effects. When a company like Dropbox, Slack, or Uber hit scale, it might seem like network effects kick in, and the next phase is easy.

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What Is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)? Your In-depth 2023 Guide

AIHR

Recruitment, onboarding, and training new employees all come at a cost. What’s more, by promoting employee retention, you can save on recruitment and training expenses associated with high turnover rates. Enhanced employee retention : Employee turnover is expensive for employers. Employee workshops and seminars 5.

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Silicon Valley network effects, OKRs for your personal life, and more: Podcast Q&A with Product Hunt

Andrew Chen

The irony of it is that sometimes when you are working on projects with such large scale, because the skill set is so different, it actually feels like you’re not doing anything at all — you’re merely managing the appendages of the other groups and trying to make sure everyone is staying on track and executing.” — Ada.

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Grandiose, Narcissistic, Impulsive E-Personalities — and What They Might Do to the Economy

Harvard Business Review

In a 2007 study led by psychologist Helga Dittmar , researchers recruited 126 online shoppers. Using a scientifically validated scale to find the dysfunctional Internet shoppers among them, they determined that nearly 10% met criteria for compulsive online shopping. Debt stopped scaring us because money had stopped being real.

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The Who, Where, and Why of Moving for a New Job

Harvard Business Review

As cities compete for Amazon’s second headquarters, many flexed their tax incentive packages and real estate options in hopes of luring the tech giant to select their city. The right recruiting strategies are crucial. Franz Aberham/Getty Images. Who are the job seekers more willing to move? Movers Are Less Diverse.

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Revenge of the HourlyNerds

Harvard Business Review

These businesses have powerful disruptive potential because they can provide consulting at a fraction of the cost of traditional models, largely because they do not need to carry expensive fixed costs like recruiting, training, consultant “beach” time, and expensive real estate.

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business Review

Historically, some platforms haven’t embraced localization because the allure of quick scaling was too much to resist. Recruit Holdings started out in the 1960s as an advertising company that published magazines for job seekers. Over the next few years Recruit introduced several innovations to keep businesses using its platform.