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Ask HN: Who should we hire?

My SaaS business is growing and focus has become a problem. It’s me and a co-founder and we’ve decided to make our first hire.We posted a Head of Customer Success position and have received over 700 applicants, but only a few stand out.After reviewing all the applications we’ve somewhat pivoted our thinking. We’re now feeling we need more of a generalist rather than a specialist. Someone that...

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Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Ollawalla on Thursday February 02, 2012 @10:03PM (#3545531)
Good point Mike. I'll likely add the ability to login without facebook/twitter in the future. Thanks again for your feedback.
Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Ollawalla on Thursday February 02, 2012 @09:48PM (#3545501)
Thanks for the feedback guys!
Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Ollawalla on Thursday February 02, 2012 @11:03AM (#3543186)
tylerwl, great idea. The select box on the homepage only shows cities that have posts. Since the site doesn't have many postings I thought this would be a better experience. This way users don't end up on blank city pages. Thx!
Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Ollawalla on Thursday February 02, 2012 @10:59AM (#3543164)
Mike, a big part of the idea is trading within your social networks. This removes the layer of anonymity.
Re:Ask HN: Review my site - Ollawalla on Thursday February 02, 2012 @10:48AM (#3543110)

Ask HN: Review my site - Ollawalla

I'm just now starting to put my site in front of people and a colleague recommended posting it here.http://ollawalla.comI'm looking for feedback on: - the idea - branding - user experienceThx!Ollawalla is an online trading post where you can find the things you want by trading the stuff you no longer need. You might find free furniture in your city or trade your used computer for a new kayak. ...

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