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HIRING FOR STARTUP GROWTH
Ryan KohlerFounder & CIO
Sara JonesCEO
@ryankohler @saradansiejones
THE APPLICANTPRO STORY
Hiring for Startup Growth
How to grow a successful bootstrapped company
with underdogs
Which Stage Are You?
• MVP Team• Traction Team• Scaling Team• Growth Team
Hiring for Startup Growth
Where Every Startup Wants to Be
ProductStrategy
DeveloperDesigner
MarketingStrategy
Sales/Resellers
Client Success
Finance/HR
Biz Dev/BI
Hiring for Startup Growth
MVP Team Skills
ProductStrategy
DeveloperDesigner
MarketingStrategy
Hiring for Startup Growth
Traction Team Skills
ProductStrategy
DeveloperDesigner
MarketingStrategy
Sales/Resellers
Hiring for Startup Growth
Scaling Team Skills
ProductStrategy
DeveloperDesigner
MarketingStrategy
Sales/Resellers
Client Success
Finance/HR
Hiring for Startup Growth
Growth Team Skills
ProductStrategy
DeveloperDesigner
MarketingStrategy
Sales/Resellers
Client Success
Finance/HR
Biz Dev/BI
Hiring for Startup Growth
Hiring Questions For Each Stage
Hiring for Startup Growth
ASSESS THE SITUATION
Hiring for Startup Growth
IDENTIFY DISADVANTAGES
Hiring for Startup Growth
WORK WITH YOUR ADVANTAGES
Hiring for Startup Growth
PREPARE FOR NEXT STAGE
Hiring for Startup Growth
KNOW WHO YOU ARE
Hiring for Startup Growth
WORKSHOP TIME
“HACKING” TALENT• Part time employees• Hire potential talent• Work from home employees• Contractors • Consultants• Mentors• Resellers• Clients• Partners
Hiring for Startup Growth
FINDING TECH TALENT• Contract v. Equity• Partner dev resources• Open source• Integrations
Hiring for Startup Growth
