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Hackers Incorporated
Ben Orenstein and Adam Wathan
20 episodes
9 months ago
Ben Orenstein and Adam Wathan on surviving the transition from dev to founder.
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Ben Orenstein and Adam Wathan on surviving the transition from dev to founder.
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Technology
Business,
Entrepreneurship
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Hiring is hard
Hackers Incorporated
1 hour 6 minutes
2 years ago
Hiring is hard

When you're running a small company, hiring is simultaneously your highest leverage opportunity and the scariest thing ever. In this episode, Adam and Ben share some lessons learned, how they think about hiring for their teams now, and talk through some of the things they're still trying to figure out how to get right.

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Timestamps

  • (00:00) - Hiring
  • (02:02) - Why hire at all?
  • (06:41) - Avoiding hiring altogether
  • (11:44) - Vetting people
  • (24:45) - Finding people
  • (36:22) - How Ben got recruited at Thoughtbot
  • (37:53) - Evaluating hires
  • (43:23) - Fears and anxieties around hiring
  • (50:50) - Unfair hiring advantages
  • (57:36) - Levels of management

Links
  • Adam on Twitter
  • Ben on Twitter
Hackers Incorporated
Ben Orenstein and Adam Wathan on surviving the transition from dev to founder.