It’s Meet the Employees Monday here at Grasshopper.  This week’s employee spotlight is on Casie Gillette.  Casie works on the marketing team as the Online Marketing Manager. If you’ve ever seen us in search results, clicked on a Grasshopper ad or felt stalked by one of our banners, that’s probably her fault.

If you’ve been on the internet at all over the past few weeks, you’ve probably come in contact with a Sh*t _______ Say video and let’s be honest, they’re pretty funny. There’s just something about people saying it like it is.

Today, we’re launching our own video, Sh*t Entrepreneurs Say.  Check it out and we promise it’s good for a few laughs!

Does this sound like one of your friends? Think this video was based on someone you know? Share it with them and don’t forget to tell us what you think in the comments below!

Behind every great company is a workforce of superior employees. Hiring the best talent allows you to build your business and creates a positive work environment. But how you hire is important. Zappos hires for culture fit, Google is known for its crazy interview questions and even Chick-fil-A makes sure the people they hire already say please and thank you.

An effective hiring strategy takes a variety of factors into consideration and it’s up to you to create that strategy. Consider these seven tips for finding top-notch employees.

It’s Meet the Employees Monday here at Grasshopper.  This week’s employee spotlight is on Allison Canty.  Allison is on the marketing team here and is our Social Media and Community Manager. Ever sent a tweet to @Grasshopper? Left a message on our Facebook wall? Then you’ve already met her!

This is a guest post by Robi Ganguly, the co-founder and CEO of Apptentive.

A few key takeaways:

• Know who your customers are.
• Engage with your customers and learn from them.
• Use the information you learn to achieve “Customer ESP.”

Entrepreneurs often talk about their motivations behind starting a company and highlight their desire to work for themselves. Many entrepreneurs talk about their need to build something. At Apptentive, we feel a strong desire to create and to control our destiny. We enjoy what we do, we believe in what we’re doing, we’re building a great team and we absolutely LOVE our customers.