Gus Tai reminded me that I haven't updated my blog in a while. Here goes.
We had a great trip to Europe, where we did the Tour du Mont Blanc, and the West Highland Way in Scotland. Both were incredible. It seems like so long ago. I need someone to build me some software that will take all the photos I uploaded to ofoto.com and let me include them here via RSS or some other mechanism.
School is back in session and I have 3 great classes: Corp Finance with George Parker (he's hilarious), Tech Strategy with Andy Grove of Intel fame, and Managing Growing Organizations with Joel Peterson, an absolutely phenomenal guy.
I've been doing some recruiting lately, using Craig's List, LinkedIn, and the Stanford GSB Job Board. A friend of mine asked me how this process was going for me:
1. Who: The response rate is incredible, so much so that I practically can't keep up. I remember in Seattle that I would ask a dozen people for referrals. I'd get some amazing individuals, but never this kind of volume.
2. How: I paid $95 each for the 2 postings on Linkedin, and $75 for the posting on Craig's list. Worth every penny. I also posted the jobs on the Stanford GSB alumni job board and have gotten some excellent referrals from that. I never filled out my profile on Linkedin before this, but it sure helps to have a complete profile and a big network when doing recruiting.
The great thing about Craig's list is that you get a really incredible assortment of people.
The challenge is dealing with the volume from both Craig's List and Linkedin. My strategy is to schedule 30 minute phone calls with candidates of interest. You can tell a lot from 30 minutes of interaction. This allows me to "meet" as many as 8 candidates in a day. After that, my voice gives out. I can then decide whether to schedule a follow-on meeting.
By meeting a lot of candidates, I can set my baseline very high and then calibrate it. I also meet a lot of people who might not be a perfect fit right now, but who could either be great folks to work with in the future, or for other startups. Also, I am always looking for good entrepreneurs with good ideas to incubate or to introduce to various venture capital firms.
3. What. The results are fantastic if you're willing to put in the time.
So please, keep those referrals coming!
We had a great trip to Europe, where we did the Tour du Mont Blanc, and the West Highland Way in Scotland. Both were incredible. It seems like so long ago. I need someone to build me some software that will take all the photos I uploaded to ofoto.com and let me include them here via RSS or some other mechanism.
School is back in session and I have 3 great classes: Corp Finance with George Parker (he's hilarious), Tech Strategy with Andy Grove of Intel fame, and Managing Growing Organizations with Joel Peterson, an absolutely phenomenal guy.
I've been doing some recruiting lately, using Craig's List, LinkedIn, and the Stanford GSB Job Board. A friend of mine asked me how this process was going for me:
1. Who: The response rate is incredible, so much so that I practically can't keep up. I remember in Seattle that I would ask a dozen people for referrals. I'd get some amazing individuals, but never this kind of volume.
2. How: I paid $95 each for the 2 postings on Linkedin, and $75 for the posting on Craig's list. Worth every penny. I also posted the jobs on the Stanford GSB alumni job board and have gotten some excellent referrals from that. I never filled out my profile on Linkedin before this, but it sure helps to have a complete profile and a big network when doing recruiting.
The great thing about Craig's list is that you get a really incredible assortment of people.
The challenge is dealing with the volume from both Craig's List and Linkedin. My strategy is to schedule 30 minute phone calls with candidates of interest. You can tell a lot from 30 minutes of interaction. This allows me to "meet" as many as 8 candidates in a day. After that, my voice gives out. I can then decide whether to schedule a follow-on meeting.
By meeting a lot of candidates, I can set my baseline very high and then calibrate it. I also meet a lot of people who might not be a perfect fit right now, but who could either be great folks to work with in the future, or for other startups. Also, I am always looking for good entrepreneurs with good ideas to incubate or to introduce to various venture capital firms.
3. What. The results are fantastic if you're willing to put in the time.
So please, keep those referrals coming!
1 Comments:
Dave,
As one of the people who responded to your LinkedIn post, I am interested in discussing this or future possibilities. My window just opened and I am actively looking for my next major startup.
Are you planning on running this startup, or are you backing an idea by building a team and facilitating financial resources?
Harrison Rose
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