Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share #31 - From Solopreneur to Hiring a Team, with startup founder Harold Hughes
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
#31 - From Solopreneur to Hiring a Team, with startup founder Harold Hughes
Harold Hughes, the CEO of startup Bangwagon Fanclub Inc., speaks about going from doing everything on his own to growing the Bandwagon team to now 6 people. He provides some insightful keys on how to successfully choose the right people at the right time. Harold's interview style and questions have been highlighted in Fast Company magazine, and it is clear why! From using creative compensation strategies to hire quality employees when the business had no money, to dealing with new hires who quit before they even start, to investing heavily in employees that may one day leave, Harold lays it all on this line in this episode.
// Show Summary
04:20 When Harold knew he needed to hire people, and who he started with
06:52 How Harold hired a software developer with no money using deferred compensation
09:12 How to convince other people to work with you for free
11:33 How to choose the right candidates without a formal interview process
15:36 How to choose the right candidates when there is a formal interview process
17:33 Would you rather be King or be rich? One of Harold's favorite interview questions
20:22 How to handle rejection after a candidate takes, and then declines, a job offer
27:16 How to ensure that your employees become your company's biggest evangelists
32:06 Why the transformative power of transparent storytelling is important for black founders
// Show Notes
Raising Startup Capital with Bandwagon Founder and CEO Harold Hughes: https://shontavia.buzzsprout.com/795392/2884930-15-raising-startup-capital-with-bandwagon-founder-and-ceo-harold-hughes
The Bandwagon Fanclub Team: https://bandwagonfanclub.com/team/
9 CEOs share their favorite interview questions: https://www.fastcompany.com/90378682/9-ceos-share-their-favorite-interview-questions
Harold's Twitter thread about hiring: https://twitter.com/OneBandwagonFan/status/1201498739258646528?s=20
// Internet + Social Media
Website: https://shontavia.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShontaviaJEsq
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shontaviajesq/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shontaviajesq/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shontaviajesq/
Tumblr: http://shontaviajesq.tumblr.com/
YouTube: https://www.shontavia.tv
View all episodes
By Shontavia JohnsonHarold Hughes, the CEO of startup Bangwagon Fanclub Inc., speaks about going from doing everything on his own to growing the Bandwagon team to now 6 people. He provides some insightful keys on how to successfully choose the right people at the right time. Harold's interview style and questions have been highlighted in Fast Company magazine, and it is clear why! From using creative compensation strategies to hire quality employees when the business had no money, to dealing with new hires who quit before they even start, to investing heavily in employees that may one day leave, Harold lays it all on this line in this episode.
// Show Summary
04:20 When Harold knew he needed to hire people, and who he started with
06:52 How Harold hired a software developer with no money using deferred compensation
09:12 How to convince other people to work with you for free
11:33 How to choose the right candidates without a formal interview process
15:36 How to choose the right candidates when there is a formal interview process
17:33 Would you rather be King or be rich? One of Harold's favorite interview questions
20:22 How to handle rejection after a candidate takes, and then declines, a job offer
27:16 How to ensure that your employees become your company's biggest evangelists
32:06 Why the transformative power of transparent storytelling is important for black founders
// Show Notes
Raising Startup Capital with Bandwagon Founder and CEO Harold Hughes: https://shontavia.buzzsprout.com/795392/2884930-15-raising-startup-capital-with-bandwagon-founder-and-ceo-harold-hughes
The Bandwagon Fanclub Team: https://bandwagonfanclub.com/team/
9 CEOs share their favorite interview questions: https://www.fastcompany.com/90378682/9-ceos-share-their-favorite-interview-questions
Harold's Twitter thread about hiring: https://twitter.com/OneBandwagonFan/status/1201498739258646528?s=20
// Internet + Social Media
Website: https://shontavia.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShontaviaJEsq
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shontaviajesq/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shontaviajesq/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shontaviajesq/
Tumblr: http://shontaviajesq.tumblr.com/
YouTube: https://www.shontavia.tv