You have a great product & you feel some form of product/market fit? It's time to grow!  And the best way to do that is to hire fast & attract the right people. Lots of startups struggle at hiring correctly, especially in time of steep growth. So we were pretty thrilled to welcome Nathaniel Koloc, Director of Talent Acquisition at Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign. He joined the campaign the week before before the launch in April 2015, and designed a recruiting plan to accommodate a steep staffing ramp: the $1B campaign operation would come to include over 4,300 staffers in over 500 offices across the country, including 650+ at the main Brooklyn HQ. Nathaniel is now an EIR at The Future Project & prior to that, he was the Co-founder & CEO of ReWork (mission-driven recruiting firm), and a contributor to Harvard Business Review & other outlets.

1. humans in the jungle
people strategy & operations

2. my background

3. the economy is a jungle
(abundant but full of dangers)

4. companies are creatures
(personalities, preferences, pathologies)

5. your company is your people
(so make them your first priority)

6. people are humans
(build your systems accordingly)

7. People Work
Culture (Core DNA - Norms - Routines - Rituals - Artifacts)
Talent Strategy (Who? Why? Where?)
Talent Brand (What do potential employees see, hear, think re: your company?)
Talent Acquisition (Scoping - Sourcing - Screening - Selecting - Onboarding)
Talent Development (Pathing - Learning - Equipping - Coaching)
Team Configuration & Role Scoping (Titles - Decision-Making - Comp & Benefits)
Team Performance (Visions, Goals/Objectives, KPIs, Operating Cadence)
Your work is to make sure the entire org is focused on these things.

8. Hillary for America
(50-800 in 9-mon, +3,500 in 3-mon)

9. Hillary for America // Talent Acquisition & Development
Executive Guidance
Hiring Process Design
Applicant Tracking System Selection & Design
Hiring Trainings & Coaching
Recruiting Support
Talent Advocacy
Management Trainings
Manager Coaching
Team Pulse Check
Employee Support

10. my advice for founders...

11. make time for people work
(especially when you’re stressed)

12. design from first principles
(be careful with analogues)

13. use minimum viable structures
(norms > rules)

14. train your creature early
(10 people, not 100)

15. run continual iterations: every 6 months
(things are never “set”)

16. let them be humans
(always)

17. questions?