positioning for success + hing a team
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Step #1
Find
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How big is your founding team?
How long have you known your co-founder?
Why did you choose to startup with them?
How do you complement each other?
Are you “missing” a core team member? Who?
30
Minute
Exercise
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Step #2 to n
Build a Rock Start Team
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New York Times poll: A few years, NYT conducted a study on most successful entrepreneurs and what three qualities the looked while hiring.
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Passion
Passion
Passion
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Skills can be acquired.
Passion is not a
coachable emotion.
Your team has to be
insanely in love with
your idea.
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Find Time to Hire
Make sure it’s time to hire
Invest in your candidates
Make a buy vs. build decision
Offer experiences money can’t buy
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Scale Your Startup
Clearly define roles and responsibilities
Define objectives and key milestones
Ask top candidates to pitch their ideas
Define and articulate your culture
Effectively communicate your vision
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Keep Checking…
And Course
Correct
Do they still
love what
they do?
Do they fit the
culture?
What have
they learned?
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