Why is raising capital more celebrated than building a business that is actually profitable? It may be a smarter play to join an actual business rather than a "concept company".
A bootstrapped company should be more attractive to people but for some reason, it is not. Today we are out to prove that driving a good business does not require venture capital and You do not need VC money to attract and hire the right talent.
Today’s Quote:
"Bootstrapping is a way to do something about the problems you have without letting someone else give you permission to do them."
- Tom Preson-Werner, co-founder of Github
Guest Bio:
Meetul Shah CEO of DemandMatrix, Inc., is a tech entrepreneur, having successfully built 3 companies prior to starting Demand Matrix. His “entrepreneurial” vision and inspiration comes from his desire to create and bring products to the marketplace that can help solve problems he himself has faced in his career. The combination of his years as a successful entrepreneur combined with his tenure at Microsoft has given a strong shape to his business acumen and technical expertise.
Meetul has been featured in several major publications, like CIO, NYT, WSJ, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Venture Beat, and more.
If you were to ask him to introduce himself in less than 5 seconds, he’d probably just say he’s an idea machine, health freak, and wine lover! He is deeply passionate about Sales and Marketing Productivity given his time working for and selling to enterprise companies like Microsoft, DocuSign, Google, Cisco.
Show Highlights:
What is Bootstrapping?
Why Bootstrap your company?
Challenges faced while hiring
Rick’s Input:
Solutions (what you learned):
As an Entrepreneur, where to Start?
Structure your process to allow for successful hiring
Rick's Process:
Key Takeaways:
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The Most Effective Video Interview Structure: Timeline & Process! Part I with Rick Girard of Stride Search Inc.
Opportunistic Hiring: Now is the Time to Stack the Deck With Talent! with Jeff Erle of MobilityWare
Secure Funding Through Your Hiring Process with John Yanyali of JuiceBot
Conducting A Powerful Phone Interview with Christopher Wood of Rise Recruitment USA
Working from Home While Elevating Productivity and Maintaining Security with Collin Mitchell of Monster VoIP
Interviewing for Strong Discretionary Habits with Joseph Hopkins of The IPRESTIGE Emerge Fund LLC
Building A Company On The Back Of The Gig Economy with Keith Ryu of Fountain
Finding Personal Contact Information in Your Recruiting Efforts with Shafiur Rahman of Chatterworks
Interviewing for Skills is Today’s Coronavirus! with David Kinnear of Vistage
There is Not Enough Talent Out There.... Wrong! with Marc Hutto of Reveal Global Intelligence
Reference Checking is More Important Than the Interview! with Yves Lermusi of Checkster
The Right Way to Advertise Your Jobs with Kelly Robinson of RedDot Media
Hiring for Intellectual Value Over Spec! with Scott Hamilton of ENPI
Interview Qualification is a Two-Way Street with Greg Toroosian of Elevate Hire
Christopher Hadnagy: Hiring Hacks to Help You Hire Better Humans! with Christopher Hadnagy of Social-Engineer, Inc.
Business Aligned Hiring Roadmap with Kelly OConnell & Shelley Iocona of ON ITS AXIS
Hiring People Who Are Outside Your Comfort Zone! with Aaron Elder of Crelate
Is Fractional Leadership The Key to Startup Growth? with Matt Spooner of GigX
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