Building the initial team for seed stage startups at andrewchen

" 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. "

- 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

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.

Things to consider when building your seed-stage team: