Steve Jobs said the thing he spent the most amount of time doing is recruiting. For a company (especially a startup, where individual contributions matter a lot more), having and retaining A players is crucial. If you’re picking a cofounder, you’re essentially picking 50% of the company! If you’re picking your 10th employee, that’s still 10% (and so on). Laying this solid foundation is crucial to all future growth. I appreciate the advice!
All those functional areas and no mention of one of the most critical needs of all -- a CIO who is state-of-the-art in all areas of AI and info technology. Someone who can lead in implementing innovative state of the art software that provides a basis for the company's multiple stages of growth.
All legit must haves but… One critical omission is the right recruiter as early as possible. Hardware is hard and even harder at the early stages, the wrong hires into the roles mentioned could be crippling, you need an architect to draft a hiring strategy.
Steve Jobs said the thing he spent the most amount of time doing is recruiting. For a company (especially a startup, where individual contributions matter a lot more), having and retaining A players is crucial. If you’re picking a cofounder, you’re essentially picking 50% of the company! If you’re picking your 10th employee, that’s still 10% (and so on). Laying this solid foundation is crucial to all future growth. I appreciate the advice!
All those functional areas and no mention of one of the most critical needs of all -- a CIO who is state-of-the-art in all areas of AI and info technology. Someone who can lead in implementing innovative state of the art software that provides a basis for the company's multiple stages of growth.
All legit must haves but… One critical omission is the right recruiter as early as possible. Hardware is hard and even harder at the early stages, the wrong hires into the roles mentioned could be crippling, you need an architect to draft a hiring strategy.