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Stock options: what they are and what they reward

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Stock options are widely used as employee compensation tools in two big areas: public companies and private technology startups. In this article, we discuss a bit of their use in technology startups, especially in Silicon Valley.

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Mission and vision statements: how to write them

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We at Qulture.Rocks read many Silicon Valley pundits talking about mission and vision statements and are amazed by how little clarity and confusion there is around what these terms really mean, why they exist, and how companies can leverage them the most.

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360-Degree Feedback: What Is It And How Does It work?

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The 360-degree feedback is one of the most used - and misused - tools of the performance management stack. In this article, we will unpack what actually is a 360-degree feedback, the difference between a 360-degree review and a 360-degree feedback, what are the most frequent reasons companies use it, its limitations and main risks as well as some common mistakes in applying them.

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Interview with Jeremie Harris

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This week, our founder, Francisco Homem de Mello, interviews Jeremie Harris, founder of the Canadian startup SharpestMinds, which aims to find the best way to hire data scientists at the start of their careers. 

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Interview with Camille Fournier

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Camille Fournier is the author of The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change - a book our technical team's been devouring lately about growing as a leader in the realm of product and technology. Camille is also a managing director at Two Sigma, where she heads Platform Engineering, and the former CTO of Rent the Runway, the fashion rocketship startup.

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AltSchool's CEO Rebuilt Google's Performance Review System to Work for Startups

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Since 2013, Max Ventilla has been working to reinvent one of our most basic civic institutions for the modern era: Elementary school. As founder and CEO of AltSchool, he's leveraging the tech and business innovation of startups to personalize education for every student. It's no small task - and it's going to take the full commitment of every person on the team.

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