Answering your questions on hiring and firing | Office Hours
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Hiten ShahApr, 18 2024

On today’s episode, we discuss hiring and firing, including:

  • Big mistakes and how to avoid them

  • Why “hiring slow, firing fast” is wrong

  • The problem with offshore talent

  • Building remote versus in-person

  • Ways to hire top talent

  • Tips that will help you scale

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Episode timestamps

(00:00) Show intro

(00:20) Rapid Fire Round

(00:28) Q1: How we we keep morale high after a pivot?

(01:28) Q2: How much financial info should we share with employees?

(02:31) Q3: What’s the biggest hiring mistake you’ve ever made?

(03:00) Q4: What’s the biggest firing mistake you’ve ever made?

(03:52) Q5: Do you have a golden rule for hiring?

(04:48) Q6: How do I lower an employee’s pay?

(05:23) Q7: What’s your favorite interview question?

(06:06) Q8: Thoughts on poaching employees?

(08:04) Hot Takes

(08:18) You should hire slow and fire fast

(08:45) In-person startups > remote ones

(10:10) Work trials are a great way to evaluate job candidates

(11:33) Hiring offshore talent is a great way to build a team

(12:10) That's a wrap!

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