Seeking Wisdom: All About Hiring At A Startup
David Cancel and Dave Gerhardt on startups + learning.
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt · Director of Marketing at Drift
Hiring is hard.
Someone with the best resume on paper might turn out to be a terrible fit; someone that you love spending time with as a person might not have the exact skills you need right now. Or you might be talking to your next top performer and you just don't know it yet.
But there are three hiring tips that I’ve learned from David that have been a … See more
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt · Director of Marketing at Drift
Hiring is hard.
Someone with the best resume on paper might turn out to be a terrible fit; someone that you love spending time with as a person might not have the exact skills you need right now. Or you might be talking to your next top performer and you just don't know it yet.
But there are three hiring tips that I’ve learned from David that have been a … See more
Tarun Gangwani
@tarungangwani · Co-founder, Product, grokstream.com
I'm currently hiring for Grok right now, and all of these tips are easily applicable to my situation. David's first tip around body language was very insightful and one I'll be using in future conversations. The "morning after" test is a must -- I would never spot hire someone without thinking it over. Lastly, the personality matching is critical to ensure t… See more