The best way to get things done is to rule authoritatively. Demand and conquer.
The best way to save money is to cut back, cut back, cut back. Always do more with less.
You can create a trim, powerful, successful, lean and mean and impactful organization.
But what happens when no one wants to work there anymore?
After writing this, I came across a somewhat similar post from Seth Godin, in which he calls for leaders to ask for ‘better’ not for ‘more.’
When I am unsure about something, I tend to over-indulge in the research.
So, when my two colleagues and I decided that, despite our size, we thought it was worth the cost of hiring a payroll services company to withhold taxes for Technically Media from the very start, I knew I’d be indulging.
In the end, we went with a Center City Philadelphia representative from payroll services giant Paychex.
Let me tell you a bit about the process, in case you have a small business that might want to outsource that work as we have.
Continue reading How do I choose a payroll services company for my business
I covered the Demo Day from DreamIt Ventures, a University City tech incubator, for Technically Philly last month.
Bright and passionate 20-somethings pleaded the case for their products, eager for funding to follow the $25,000 and three months of mentoring they received at DreamIt. It was an exacting event.
It was also interesting to think of Technically Philly, a news site I helped co-found that is very much a startup. The conversations I had with some of the young entrepreneurs after the event were startling in similarity to the struggles I’ve had with TPhilly.
Continue reading Online news startup dilemma: we have an industry fighting entrepreneurship