How to find the best employees for young startups?

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Would love to hear how you find good talents to realize your vision and find top talents for your company!

Ruslan Kulikov · Accepted Answer

The main thing is the internal energy and willingness to constantly learn and adapt. Only such people can help your startup to be needed. As long as your employees don't love your project, the users won't love it either.

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@marvin_maendle  Finding the best employees for a young startup is like finding a unicorn—rare but totally worth it. Tap into your network (yes, even that annoying LinkedIn guy), make your company irresistible with a cool mission, use niche job boards like AngelList, and attend industry events to meet people who get startups. Offering equity helps—who doesn’t want a slice of the next big thing? Remember, culture fit trumps fancy degrees. How do you find your rockstars? Share below!

Nermin Zejnilovic · Answer

It depends if you are hiring someone for operations or for thinking and innovation.

If It's for operations, you need someone with a set of skills that suits the best there.

If it's on innovation, then someone creative with critical thinking skills developed.

And yes, I agree with @vertikanigam it's really hard to run your company and develop the product. If you are a startup that scale up fast, and you don't have a right team, ooh!

Vertika Nigam · Answer

Toughest job I’ve ever had in my entire career of running a company and building a product.

But yes, almost always skip looking at the degrees they hold. Just the kind of work they’ve done AND how they are as a person. The second criteria can be difficult to judge but we have an interview round where we discuss non-job related stuff.

Marvin Mändle · Answer

@founder_daksh We try to find new talents in our network or if people out of our network recommend a talent. I think especially in really small teams is trust and motivation one of the most important things!

Vertika Nigam · Answer

@marvin_maendle Those degrees don't say anything about the person. I've seen mechanical engineers becoming great designers, Biology majors becoming great at marketing. I mean, it makes more sense to be more interested in what skills they hold today, not what they did 10 years back PLUS their attitude towards work and people in general.

Marvin Mändle · Answer

@ruslan_kulikov nothing more to say!

Adrian Cabrera · Answer

No easy way to do it if you really want quality people! Look for people who will treat your business as their own. Degrees are usually just plus points.

Marvin Mändle · Answer

@vertikanigam that is like every company should recruit. I think it's important to see the fire in them. Skills everybody can learn but character and attitude are given. Good to hear that you don't look at the degrees that much!

Marvin Mändle · Answer

@nermin_zejnilovic True, it definitely depends on the position. Next to that the team is the basis for scaling. Motivation and trust are so important for young companies.

Milli Sen · Answer

I usually go with the experience and accomplishments.

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@marvin_maendle True, small teams are more effective in their working and you can have trust in their skills as well. I also thing that judging someone's skills can be done more accurately in small teams than in big teams.

Julie Campbell · Answer

Partnering with specialized employment agencies that understand the unique needs of startups is a good idea. These agencies can help you find candidates who are not only skilled but also a good cultural fit for a dynamic startup environment. For example, apply to Tradesmen International customer service if you're in need of skilled tradespeople. They have a reputation for connecting startups with top-tier professionals who can drive growth.

JD Worcester · Answer

Hire someone you would want to work for if the roles were reversed...

Gurkaran Singh · Answer

When hunting for top talent for your young startup, think of it like searching for the perfect coding solution - it requires creativity, precision, and a knack for identifying hidden gems in a sea of candidates! So, how do you uncover the elusive coding wizards for your team?

How to find the best employees for young startups?

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