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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How to Really Evaluate & Hire Technical Talent with Aaron Cooley of Kunai
The Questions to Ask When Selecting a Recruiting Partner with Amy Arenz of Concero Search Partners LLC
Tales of Disastrous Interviews & Nightmare Hires with Leilani Quiray of bethechangeHR
Interviewing 101- Conducting an Effective Interview with Robert Davis of Communities for Cause
Recruiting Your Team Before You Raise Capital with Carey Ransom of OC4 Venture Studio & Accelerate OC
The Challenges & Benefits of Hiring Refugees with Chris Chancey of Amplio Recruiting
Stacking the Deck with A-Player Talent with Kevin Lawrence of Lawrence & Co.
Innovation & Growth Requires Your Inner Kindergartner with Summer Anderson of MiROR Partners
Evaluating Your Hiring Record Through Data & Polarization with David Patterson of The Kineta Group
Tapping into Veteran Talent Pools! with Brian Erickson of Vidoori
Short Cutting Your Hiring Process Because You Need To Make A Hire! with Kevin Castle of Technossus
Interview Scheduling & Calendar Management Optimization! with Olivia Melman of DigitalOcean
Internal Marketing is the First Step in Employment Branding & Marketing with Angelo Ponzi of The Ponzi Group
Cracking the Bootstrapped Startup Hiring Code with Meetul Shah of DemandMatrix Inc.
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Ryan Malone: Building a High Scale, High Performing Remote Company!
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