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
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Removing Bias in the Hiring Process with Bruce Marable of Employee Cycle
The Most Effective Video Interview Structure: The Interview Part III with John Driscoll of Naked Development
Finding & Building Great People in an Off Premise Work Environment with Bonnie Harvey & Michael Houlihan of Barefoot Wines
Modern Elders Are The Secret Untapped Pool of Talent with Kelly Robinson of RedDot Media
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Hiring Trusted Talent with AJ Bruno of QuotaPath
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