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3 Unusual Drivers of Early-Stage Growth

OpenView Labs

The same was true when I ran the People function at a software development consultancy that doubled its headcount to ~100 while reducing attrition from 40% to 5% voluntary in 18 months. The question becomes: “Who do I want on my team—and why?”. A final comment on purpose: It should come from your team. Simon Sinek.

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When Does Open Source Make Sense for a Business?

OpenView Labs

Open source can provide a number of different advantages for a business, on both the consumption and production end of the spectrum. Many companies are strategic consumers of open-source software as a means to reduce the burden on their software engineering team to build everything from the ground up.