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:
How to Hire a CMO with Matt Blumberg of Bolster
When Hiring is Overwhelming with Karima Gulick of Innovent Law
Instilling Values into Your Hiring Process with Ken Babcock of Tango
The Secret to Hiring through an Economic Downturn with Rick Girard of Stride Search Inc.
How to Avoid Hiring a Bad Actor with Becky Wanta of Q5id
It’s Never Too Early to Lead through Core Values with Marc Reinfenrath of Spinutech
The Hiring 4-S: Strategy, Systems, Staff & Skills with Hilmon Sorey of CoachCRM
#1 Question that Needs to be Asked During a Phone Screen with Rick Girard of Stride Search Inc.
Necessary Interview Intelligence for Hiring with Raphael Danilo of Yobs
Leveling the Interviewing Playing Field with Lee Rubin of Confetti
Why do Company’s Need Data Scientists with Asim Razvi of Intertru Inc.
The Secret to People Accepting Your Offer with Jeff Wolfe of Veloce Energy
Creating Artificial Collisions in a Remote Workplace with David Wald of Aclaimant
How Hiring the Wrong Person Eats Profits with Rocky Lalvani of Profit Comes First
The Blind Spots of Hiring Managers & Candidates with Varun Puri of Yoodli
How Innocent Interview Questions Can Become Litigation with Victor Xu of Fisher Phillips
Founder Led Recruiting Produces Extraordinary ROI with Rick Girard of Stride Search Inc.
Hiring Super A-Players with Steve Newcomb of Powerset
How Employee CEO for the Day Scales Your Organization with Ville Houttu of Vincit
What Makes People Stay or Jump Ship with Nicolas Vandenberghe of Chili Piper
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