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Strengthening Your Team while Working Remotely

It’s challenging to create a sense of community when the newly assembled team of your early-stage startup is forced to work remotely. But it’s not impossible. Sanchali Pal, co-founder and CEO of Joro—a technology platform that enables users to track and improve their carbon footprints on their smartphones—shares tips on how she strengthens her team as they work remotely through the COVID-19 crisis.

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Joro’s CEO on Adapting Plans & Building Your Team While Working Remotely

COVID-19 is having long-term impacts on startups, affecting everything from daily operations to future fundraising. In this, a series of interviews with entrepreneurs of all stages, Sanchali Pal, Co-Founder and CEO of Joro, shares how COVID-19 affected her team, business development, product plans, and fundraising. Her perspective and creative approaches, such as effective ways to build your team’s morale online, are inspiring.

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Want to Build a Strong Team? Spend More Time on Recruiting—Not Money

Studies show that companies spend more money on hiring today than ever before. Despite the infusion of resources, conventional hiring tactics yield poor results. Shikhar Ghosh talks with six experienced entrepreneurs about how to attract and retain top talent by spending time recruiting outside of conventional channels.

How to Value Your Equity at an Early Stage Startup

Deciding to start or join a startup entails risks that many believe receiving equity in the company offsets. But how do you know how to value the equity shares you’re offered? HBS professor and exert in entrepreneurial management, Chris Stanton, shares a simple formula to help you understand how to value your equity.

Thinking about Firing Someone? CEOs Share Advice for Framing Your Decision

What do you do when your instinct tells you that someone has the potential to drag your company down? Deciding to let someone go is costly, complicated, and emotionally draining for everyone involved. Five entrepreneurs share tips on deciding to fire an employee—and how to do it in the least disruptive way possible.

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How Hiring for Growth Mindsets Can Help Your Startup Scale

As co-founder, CEO and President of her latest venture, Lara Hodgson doubled the company’s growth twice in four years. As she prepares her team to double in size again, she shares her insights on team building and why focusing on mindset is so important.

Scaling Your Startup? Focus More on People

What sets apart a founder who scales successfully? Many say it’s shifting your focus away from executing to building and managing your team. HBS professor Shikhar Ghosh talked with serial entrepreneur and investor Nick Grouf. In this quick exchange, Grouf shares core insights on why founders need to focus more on people, especially as their business scales.