{"id":19314,"date":"2015-03-16T05:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tested-neuron.flywheelsites.com\/?p=19314"},"modified":"2015-03-22T18:33:03","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T00:33:03","slug":"your-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/your-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Team Is Everything\u2014Here’s How to Pick Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Singularity University I was in the incredibly<\/strong> lucky situation to build a team pretty much from scratch. I spent a significant amount of time and energy vetting literally hundreds of candidates before I settled on the wonderful crew I now work with.<\/p>\n

Your team is everything<\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The thing with teams is\u2014they make or break your company. It might sound like a platitude by now, but your team is everything. There is a reason why smart VCs keep telling the world that they invest into teams first, ideas second. Good teams figure out what to do, good ideas are just that: Good ideas. They will never turn into a good company without a stellar team in place.<\/p>\n

With that being said\u2014how do you find your dream team?<\/p>\n

First: Invest time and energy into the process. Hiring is hard work. Probably one of the hardest things I do\u2014it takes shitloads of time and energy to review applications, talk to candidates, be truly thoughtful and diligent.<\/p>\n

Invest time and energy into the process. Hiring is hard work.<\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Second: Ask the right questions. And ask lots of them. Personally I love to talk about past experiences and dig deep into specific areas\u2014as I can learn more about a candidate from his past actions than from hypothetical answers to forward looking questions. I also want to understand how a candidate ticks and what drives her. One of my favorite questions is: What do you want to do two jobs from now and how does this job help you get there?<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t make the mistake of hiring someone you have doubts of or you feel there is something off.<\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Third: Never settle for second best. And trust your gut. Don\u2019t make the mistake of hiring someone you have doubts of or you feel there is something off. Chances are\u2014your gut is right. And you end up with a candidate who is not the right fit.<\/p>\n

If that all sounds like hard work\u2014it is. And trust me: It\u2019s worth it. You will spend a good 2,000 hours per year with this person (assuming you work about 240 days at eight hours a day together). It\u2019s worth spending a decent amount of effort on finding your perfect team.<\/p>\n

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This post originally appeared on Pascal\u2019s personal blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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