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:
Referrals Vs Applicants with Ladan Davia of Beeya
The Power of Storytelling in Recruiting Talent for Your Company with Michael Goldberg of Hiring Transformed
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
Marie Norman: Give Good People (Candidate) Experience with the 3 C's. Concede, Create, Consistency
Ryan Malone: Building a High Scale, High Performing Remote Company!
Martin Herrington: I'm Down With H1B... Yea, You Know Me!
MJ Shores: Artificial Intelligence, Employment Branding & Talent Acquisition … Oh My!
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