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Lori Torres - Diligence and Vetting are Critical! Especially in the Early Stages of Building Your Company

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"Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence."


-Buddha


Invest the time to really get to know the people you are going to hire. Especially in the beginning stages of your company. Be picky! Your companies success hinges on your ability to hire people who will help push the car uphill. Do not let your need to hire override the fit for both parties.


Show highlights:



  • Experience hiring at the early stages

  • Hiring challenges as you grow

  • Provide solutions for hiring through the various stages


    • Your experience when you first started hiring & received the funding, what happened next?


    • Hard to hire- Keys: networking & due diligence

  • First 60-70 people came from referrals

  • Plan out company needs

  • Build, cultivate and maintain a candidate pipeline

  • Utilize your Referral network

    • The challenges you faced:


    • Attraction in a tight job market

  • Company’s mission vs. $$

  • Think in a bigger way

  • Ignoring people’s bias

  • Ways to measure ownership in an interview
    • needed big thinkers & doers


  • Desperation takes over & bad hires result

  • Your need overwhelms your reason sometimes

  • Hired a person hastily, due to desperate need and it was not a good fit for either party. 

    • Start with your Core Company Values:


    • Why these values?

  • Integrity

  • Comradery

  • Customer Centric

  • Relentless

  • Solution finders

  • Knowing & Living your company values!

    • Interview process:


    • Garnering accurate information! -The Truth! 

  • Interview process:

  • Interview tools for vetting-
    • culture index


  • Interview- multiple times, 3+ interviews-* test endurance  … up to 5 people interviews - own agenda.

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