You are at the point in your business where the company is ready to hire the first person to head up a department (i.e.: sales, marketing, engineering). You are excited and terrified at the same time. You’re thinking “I have to get this right”... and you are right, you do!

How do you evaluate a person with an area of expertise that you are NOT familiar with? 

The answer, my friends, is being prepared, digging deep and really listening! Step outside of your first impression and be aware of your tendency of confirmation bias. 

Shift your focus on gathering concrete evidence and the outcome will be the correct decision every time. 

Our guest today: Liam Rose, Founder of Catalina Seven Ventures.

Liam is the founder of Catalina Seven Ventures, a Southern California consumer software startup. Before forming C7V, he managed the sales team for an Orange County-based entertainment startup. As a result of his own challenges trying to juggle health, academic obligations, and personal relationships while attending the University of Richmond, Liam created a new approach to life scheduling built to enable better balance. During his time at the Robins School of Business, he was selected as a 2019 Innovator Under 25.

Catalina Seven Ventures' first product, HORUS Life Schedule, is now available for Beta testing on iOS and Android (access available through the company website)." 

Today we discuss:

Challenge today?

Hiring the first person within a department

How do you know if the person is the best person do the job at the current stage

Why is this important to the company?

Rick’s Nuggets

How do we solve the problem? 

Rick’s Nuggets

Key Takeaways -Value:

Guest Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liamwrose/

Company: http://catalina7ventures.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/c7vinc

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catalina7ventures/

This show is proudly sponsored by Criteria Corp: https://www.criteriacorp.com/