Calacanis despre economii.

Jason Calacanis, fost GM al Netscape si autorul unui blog influent in Silicon Valley, a scris zilele trecute un post super amuzant despre cum sa economisesti bani in cadrul unui start-up.

Citez doar cateva dintre ideile prezentate:

1. Buy Macintosh computers, save money on an IT department

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8. Don’t buy everyone Microsoft Office–it’s too much money. Put Office on three or four common computers and use Google Docs.

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10. Buy your hardest working folks computers for home. If you have folks who are willing to work an extra hour a day a week you should get them a computer for home. Once you get to three hours of work a week from home you’re at 150 hours a year and that’s a no brainer. Invest in equipment *if* the person is a workaholic.

11. Fire people who are not workaholics. don’t love their work… come on folks, this is startup life, it’s not a game. don’t work at a startup if you’re not into it–go work at the post office or stabucks if you’re not into it you want balance in your life. For realz.

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15. Go to each of your vendors every 6-9 months and ask for 10-30% off. If half of them say yes you’ll save 5-15% on fixed costs. People will give you a discount if they think they are going to lose the business.

16. Don’t waste money on recruiters. Get inside of linkedin and Facebook and start looking for people–it works better anyway.

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Postul complet il gasiti aici – iar comentariile foarte interesante – l-au si facut pe Calacanis sa isi modifice formularea de la pct. 11.