I will never recommend you to stop ever. Stopping is not the solution, pivot also may not be the solution. All you need is to 'Focus' and little motivation. You thought it right, you need a mentor, a consultant or a guide who can identify your strengths and let you focus upon it. A daily dose of ...
If I understand your current question correctly you're asking about desire towards vs impact of financial reward related to work. If you look at Herzberg's 2 factor theory you could conclude that financial gain is a work hygiene issue. Pay is not a strong motivating factor until it does not...
There is SO much here to unpack ...... First, congratulations on your past successes. That has certainly shaped you and made you who you are. There are benefits to working for someone to learn, but if they simply see you as an employee - a replaceable widget maker - then it is time to move on. ...
I think push vs in-app are two different things, like email and telephone call. Push reaches people who are not using your app, but require OS-level permission. In-app gives you much more flexibility but they only reach people who are using your app (obviously!). As to whether in-house or extern...
Meet people. Entrepreneurs, marketers, investors. Meet enough of them and you become their matchmaker as well as promoter. And if you pay attention to what's going on, then you might end up their advisor too. Hello.
Why not try Freelancer.com or Elance, one of those type of sites. Surely you can find someone skilled, with past experince easily viewable, looking for something a little more "ongoing". Best of luck with it!
How can someone be an expert at iOS anything? Particularly with 12 years of experience. When did the iPhone sdks become available? 2009?
It can be hit or miss. I have found at times that it's more management than it's worth. Most of the time I have instead taken the same budget and hired a part time virtual assistant for the same tasks and gotten better results. Now, there's certainly something to be said for building your commun...
Few things to consider here, definitely would want to be looking at vesting the equity, good article on that here to get you started: http://thestartuptoolkit.com/blog/2013/02/equity-basics-vesting-cliffs-acceleration-and-exits/. I'd also be looking at a technical gun to be reviewing him from a ...
As a marketing agency, your work is designed to reach people and be publicly viewable anyway, right? So I don't see the problem. Why not share specimens that have already been shared with the world at large? Today's competitor may be tomorrow's coworker or collaborator. Perhaps your peer migh...