What are the biggest challenges in building a distributed team as a startup? Today we discuss how to Hire, build process and lead in a distributed model. We will learn that uncovering the right people hinges on the Individual's desire and their emotional intelligence.
Today’s Quote:
“Completing one another is more important than competing with one another." - John C. Maxwell
Show Guest:
Mark Angel is the CEO and Co-founder of Amira Learning, the company reinventing learning to read with AI. Amira is a rapidly growing, venture-funded startup bringing the first intelligent reading assistant into K-3 classrooms.
Mark formerly served as Chief Technology Officer at Renaissance Learning, where he led the R&D organization and worked on the two most successful reading apps in the United States – Accelerated Reader and STAR. He has worked for 30 years in the Silicon Valley as a CEO, CTO and General Manager for innovators in the realm of Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (Ernst & Young, Nuance, KANA Software).
Mr. Angel is the founder of three successful start-ups. He is a chief inventor on more than 10 patents in the areas of search.
Episode Highlights:
Problem:
Challenges in Hiring a Distributed Team:
What issues have we struggled with around hiring?
Discuss the Model
Core Values alignment
Creating a situation where there is a balance of work and not having too many meetings. Keeping people in a place where they are getting constructive work behavior. Getting that work done but also helping others to get the work done. People are happiest when you find the “groove”.
Rick’s Challenges
Solutions
What have we done about this?
How do we manage work?
Baking collaboration into everyday environment. Tools like google suite/slack/zoom/github/atlassian -- basically emphasis is on creating the norms around the tools. Understand when they should be using the tools
Allow people Flexibility
What went right & wrong in the process?
Rick’s first step
Key Takeaways:
How Skipping Process Bites You With Bill Snyder
When HR Takes Away The Nerf Guns With Steven Freidkin
Driving Culture Change with Jason Lippert
Creating a Purpose-Driven Company with Jay Wilkinson
The 10 Disciplines with Gino Wickman
Hiring the Right Person, Right Seat, Right Stage with Dean Stoecker of Alteryx
Pre-vetting Candidates Before the Interview with Payman Taei of Visme
Building an Advisory Ecosystem with Coco Brown of The Athena Alliance
The Characteristics of a Successful Hire with Allan Jones of Bambee
Hiring with Poorly Defined Metrics of Success with Kurt Davis of Stealth Smiles Startup
Aligning the “Why” in the Interview Process with Ted Bradshaw of EOS Worldwide
Maximizing VC Hiring Referrals with Rob Whalen of PTO Exchange
Hiring the Right Person in the Wrong Seat with Thomas Brunskill of Forage
How Your Company Can Hire Like Amazon with Steve Anderson of Catalyit
The Hire, Fire, Hire, Fire Cycle with Jason Sherman of Spinnr
How Conversational Interviews Breed Bias & Discrimination with Robert Hudock of Hudock Employment Law Group
The Perfect Recruiting Email with Dustin Riechmann of Simple Success Coaching
Top 3 Offer Mistakes when Hiring with Rick Girard of Intertru Inc.
Hiring Without Money with William Glass of Ostrich
How to Hire a CMO with Matt Blumberg of Bolster
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