startup hiring and team building - the basics, hiring mistakes and the new steps in a hiring process
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STARTUP TEAM BUILDING Paul Musters | [email protected]
Are you able to create something bigger
than yourself?
Build & Invent
Meaningful Impact
Work with the best
What makes your eyes shine?
Blink
PURPOSE VALUES GOALS
● Gather shining eyes around you
● Make everyone part of your company's mission
● Guide for every decision
● Brings people into action
● Set goals together● Share goals● Combine company
goals with personal development
Psychological Safety
Comfort admitting Mistakes
Learn from Failure
Openly share Ideas
Better Decision making &
Innovation
1. Authenticity
2. Feedback
3. Learning
4. Vision
5. Role Models
6. Rewards
Growth is not just hiring people,
it’s hiring the best people.
“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them
what to do.We hire smart people
so they can tell us what to do”
“A-players hire A-playersB-players hire C-players
Do you get it?”
HIRING MISTAKES
● Friends● Too fast● Temporary needs● No Culture Fit● Hire for skills● Skillful but not helpful● Forget to Refcheck● Over-sell your company
● Hire the best● Take time to discover● Long term fit● Contribute to ethos● Hire for mindset● Learner who helps● Talk with environment● Expectation management /
Overdeliver
Typical characteristics for a member of your team?
HIRING PROCESS
OLD NEW● Need● Job post● Make selection criteria● Wait for applicants● Review applicants● Test candidates● Interview candidates● Choose on criteria● Reference / background check● Start working
● Business strategy > look ahead● Get in the right networks● Attract the people that fit your
company’s challenges● Meet, talk about the future & ask each
other questions● Work on a project together (Design
sprint) + talk with your customers○ Basic skills?○ Fast learner?○ Feels good?
● Onboarding
“Idea people” “Strategic builders”
“Solid growers” “Sales & Customer development”
LOOK AHEAD
Are you able to create something bigger
than yourself?
Are you able to create something bigger than yourself?
1. 2. 3.
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