How to Attract and Retain Top Talent for Your Software Firm:
153 Action Tips from 33 CEOs and Industry Experts, with Specialized Tips on How to Motivate and Compensate
Sales and Developers

The software business is in another upswing. In fact, the 2007 February issue of Culpepper’s eBulletin reported that small-to-mid-sized companies are likely to increase headcounts this year, with projected growth averaging 34% for companies with 100 employees or less.

That’s a good thing for the industry, but it also raises that age-old question: Where will we find good people to hire? And how will we keep them after we hire them?

The truth is out there. For more than five years we’ve probed hundreds of CEOs of small companies to uncover their secrets to success; tried-and-true, practical tips and tactics they’ve relied on to build profitable software companies. Along the way, we’ve uncovered many secrets on how to attract and retain top talent for software firms.

We’ve ferreted out the best-of-the-best to create this book. In total, we’ve compiled 116 tips from 29 software CEOs, rounding out the report with another 37 tips from related industry experts. These tips cover the full spectrum:

• 66 lessons in how to recruit top software talent
  CEOs' secrets on where they look for new recruits, how they interview, what they look for to spot talent, and what they offer for a total compensation package to get new recruits on board.

• 37 tips on how to compensate and reward employees
  Learn how employees are compensated and rewarded (especially sales compensation), and discover CEOs' tips for profit sharing and stock options.
  
  
• 44 tactics to motivate and retain staff
  Working for a small software firm can be very demanding. Learn what makes employees in software firms happy, and motivated to stay long-term.

• 8 tips to help you know when it's time to throw in the towel
  When all else fails, sometimes your only option is to let a problem employee go. Learn tips that other CEOs have used to handle this tough, but necessary job.

There’s nothing else like this special report on the market. While HR research studies from sources like Culpepper are always nice, sometimes your best advice comes from a one-on-one chat with a fellow CEO.

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