The best founders do one thing brilliantly...
Hire.
It sounds easy. It’s not.
Here's the hiring matrix I'm building from lessons learned hiring 100s of people:
We use this matrix for every hire we do.
It's amazing how many people it screens out..
And it lets the ones who will likely win for us rise to the top:
It's amazing how many people it screens out..
And it lets the ones who will likely win for us rise to the top:

It's like a grading rubric from school.
Candidates can score between 0 and 25.
What's a good hire?
• One that ranks well in our system.
• One that fits our core values.
They're a F*ck yes, or a pass.
Candidates can score between 0 and 25.
What's a good hire?
• One that ranks well in our system.
• One that fits our core values.
They're a F*ck yes, or a pass.
It's underrated to have a clear answer to this 1 hiring question at your company:
"What does a winner look like?"
At our companies, we use this criteria:
"What does a winner look like?"
At our companies, we use this criteria:
• The best people are usually already employed by someone else.
• The best people have a history of winning - and a history of leadership.
• The best people already have the skill set we need plus a proven track record.
• The best people have a history of winning - and a history of leadership.
• The best people already have the skill set we need plus a proven track record.
• The best people have team members that will follow them, who are high performers.
• The best people have a rolodex of humans to ask for referrals that include their ex-managers.
• The best people have a rolodex of humans to ask for referrals that include their ex-managers.
These are not hard and fast rules of course. We allow for deviance, but this helps screen the first 50%.
What other tools do you use?
What other tools do you use?
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