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3 Tough Problems
  Entrepreneurs Face
and some frameworks & tools to solve them


               http://bit.ly/entrepreneurtools


          Rand Fishkin | @randfish | moz.com/rand
#1
Hiring the Right Candidates
Culture vs. Competence Matrix




http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2012/12/hire-for-cultural-fit-over-competence.html
Types of A-Players Diagram




Thanks/credit to Matt Blumberg of ReturnPath: http://www.onlyonceblog.com/
Organizations Should Promote Both ICs & Managers




            http://moz.com/rand/whats-the-right-team-structure/
Belief in the Mythical “10X” Hire Hurts the Team




        http://moz.com/rand/belief-in-the-mythical-10x-hire-hurts-your-team/
The Resumator




  http://theresumator.com
RoundPegg




http://roundpegg.com/
RoundPegg




http://roundpegg.com/
#2
Getting the Team’s Heartbeat
Our Evolving Model for 1:1s

           Step 1
Our Evolving Model for 1:1s

           Step 2
Our Evolving Model for 1:1s

                       Step 3




(this is the part where we talk about the meaty details)
Our Evolving Model for 1:1s

                   Step 4




(this is the part where we talk about how they’re
      getting along with their teammates)
Our Evolving Model for 1:1s

                                       Step 5




If your review were to be held today, I’d give you an “NI/ME/EE/O.” Here’s
   what would make that higher: (give specific, actionable examples).
            http://moz.com/rand/my-performance-review-for-the-first-half-of-2012/
SurveyMonkey




http://www.surveymonkey.com/
TinyPulse
TinyPulse




http://tinypulse.com
TinyPulse
#3
Getting More Time in the Day
Phone Calls Bad. Email Good.




     http://moz.com/rand/time-recovery-hacks/
Turn 1 Hour Meetings into 30 Minutes




30 Min Blocks!

            http://moz.com/rand/time-recovery-hacks/
Substantive Email Can Be Done Anywhere!




                             Chinese Bakery in
                          Boston = EMAIL TIME!!
                           (thanks to a QWERTY
                                keyboard)
They Let a 14-Year-Old Run SEOmoz!?




                         Sincere apologies
                         for subjecting you
                             to the rare,
                          beardless, Rand.
                           Ewwww, gross.
Schedule Discipline

        Segmented Blocks
          Create Focus
Schedule Discipline




        Enough Email So I
        Never Hold Up My
              Team
Executive/Personal Admin = 2X Productivity
It’s OK to Archive/Delete Emails!!




http://gmailmeter.com
Don’t Try the Auto-Response, Though




       http://moz.com/rand/making-email-more-scalable/
3 Tough Problems
Entrepreneurs Face
   and the tools to solve them



http://bit.ly/entrepreneurtools

      Rand Fishkin | @randfish | moz.com/rand

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