startup hiring and team building - the basics, hiring mistakes and the new steps in a hiring process

STARTUP TEAM BUILDING Paul Musters | paul@fortify.team

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?

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