Posts by fumiko shinkawa
Open House Recap: How to be Found When Applying for Jobs
AboutCoworkPrototyping LabStoriesEventsContactMembers LoginDonate Open House Recap: How to be Found When Applying for Jobs By fumiko shinkawa | July 16, 2019 | 0 June 7th, we held the first ever Groundswell Open House — a conference-style, all-day event featuring talks from HR professionals, sales and marketing mentors and recruiters on topics for startups and job-seekers…
Read MoreOpen House Recap: HR Risks for Startups
AboutCoworkPrototyping LabStoriesEventsContactMembers LoginDonate Open House Recap: HR Risks for Startups By fumiko shinkawa | June 11, 2019 | 0 A review in the most immediate HR concerns facing startups. Last Friday, June 7th, we held the first ever Groundswell Open House — a conference-style, all-day event featuring talks from HR professionals, sales and marketing mentors and recruiters…
Read MorePerspectives from a Tech Fellow
AboutCoworkPrototyping LabStoriesEventsContactMembers LoginDonate Perspectives from a Tech Fellow By fumiko shinkawa | April 22, 2019 Guest post by Kevin Zhou, FSU Tech Fellow and Former Groundswell Intern Other than having my face stuck in a textbook, I spent most of my college years going to career fairs and workshops serenading, making small talk, and ultimately…
Read MoreSo, you’re hiring your first interns.
AboutCoworkPrototyping LabStoriesEventsContactMembers LoginDonate So, you’re hiring your first interns. By fumiko shinkawa | April 22, 2019 Or, if you’re thinking about interning for a startup, check out Perspectives from a Tech Fellow by former Groundswell Intern, Kevin Zhou. For a startup with three team members and a shoestring budget, free or cheap labor can be pretty…
Read MoreBuilding your Brand: a Case Study with Michelle Burke and Bossibly
AboutCoworkPrototyping LabStoriesEventsContactMembers LoginDonate Building your Brand: a Case Study with Michelle Burke and Bossibly By fumiko shinkawa | March 29, 2019 Creating a brand is one of the first steps to marketing your company. Your brand is the first impression a potential customer (or investor) gets of your company and its services. For many, building a…
Read MoreDon’t quit your day job (yet). Do these things first.
AboutCoworkPrototyping LabStoriesEventsContactMembers LoginDonate Don’t quit your day job (yet). Do these things first. By fumiko shinkawa | February 5, 2019 Side hustles are on the rise — according to a 2018 Bankrate survey, more than 37% of Americans are working on the side and that number is only growing. With 51% of millenials following suite, it looks like…
Read MoreWhy Startups Need to Measure KPIs & How to Get Started with Dashboards and Scorecards
AboutCoworkPrototyping LabStoriesEventsContactMembers LoginDonate Why Startups Need to Measure KPIs & How to Get Started with Dashboards and Scorecards By fumiko shinkawa | September 13, 2018 | 0 Guest post by Ryan Shelley, Groundswell Mentor and CGO & Founder of Shelley Media Arts. Do you know if your marketing and growth plan for your startup is actually…
Read MoreEverything you need to know before your first hackathon.
AboutCoworkPrototyping LabStoriesEventsContactMembers LoginDonate Everything you need to know before your first hackathon. By fumiko shinkawa | August 29, 2018 When you imagine a hackathon, you may picture sleepy developers tapping at keyboards into the early morning, fraught with nervous energy and physical exhaustion. Did we just have a great idea — or is that the caffeine-high? But…
Read MoreSo, you’re cowork-curious.
AboutCoworkPrototyping LabStoriesEventsContactMembers LoginDonate So, you’re cowork-curious. By fumiko shinkawa | June 26, 2018 Here’s everything you need to know. Coworking has exploded in recent years, with a 78% growth in active coworkers in 2017. But what is coworking actually? Coworking, according to the Oxford Dictionary, refers to “the use of an office or other working…
Read MoreGrowth in the Groundswell Community
AboutCoworkPrototyping LabStoriesEventsContactMembers LoginDonate Growth in the Groundswell Community By fumiko shinkawa | May 15, 2018 Mike Crown, President and CEO of FracTEL, sat in a tea shop for almost four hours, mentoring Adam Hoffmann, a new transplant to the Space Coast, in the basics of starting a business. Almost a year later, Adam, Groundswell Mentor…
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