Hooked on Products

Episode 5 – Lessons Learned Hiring and Firing with Brad Touesnard

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Brad Touesnard joins Phil and John to discuss hiring, firing and growing a team around his software business.

Show Notes
  • brad.ta
  • Brad on Twitter
  • Delicious Brains
  • Mergebot
  • Delicious Brains 2017 Year in Review post
  • Zoom
  • MicroConf
  • WordCamp Europe
    • Key Takeaways
    • As a founder don’t outsource the marketing tasks at first.
    • Have an interview and trial period, but ultimately let your existing team approve new hires.
    • You need to be able to rely on your team to communicate issues to you and each other.
    • Pay attention to discontent amongst your team.
    • Recognize when you, as a founder, are not satisfied with answers to your questions to team members.
    • Attempt to warn folks when they aren’t living up to expected standards.
    • Don’t wait too long to let someone go if they aren’t a good fit.
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