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Building the initial team for seed stage startups at andrewchen
- Here’s a quick outline of some of the things I’ve encountered: 1. Hiring T-shaped people versus specialists2. Try to get doers3. More candidate flow solves a lot of problems4. Interview for the actual work you’ll be doing, not skillset trivia5. Raw intelligence is just one factor – don’t overestimate it.
from Building the initial team for seed stage startups at andrewchen by Andrew Chen
Jordan Bester added 2y ago
- Things to consider when building your seed-stage team:
from Building the initial team for seed stage startups at andrewchen by Andrew Chen
Jordan Bester added 2y ago
- - How do they see work fitting in their life? Does the style match? (Mornings vs late, hours, etc.)- Level of process and improvisation – how are decisions made, how well are things spec’d and defined, etc.- Mutual goals and motivations – money versus serving a goal versus learning versus others- What stage of startups do they like? Seed, mid, late... See more
from Building the initial team for seed stage startups at andrewchen by Andrew Chen
Jordan Bester added 2y ago
- " I think the ideal scenario is to find people who have a passion for the particular product you’re bringing to market, and then training them to be metrics-oriented, versus taking people who love numbers/data/algos and trying to train them to love a particular product area. "
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