Thursday, October 29, 2009 presentation by Dan Arkind from JobScore on hiring for early stage founders.

1. For Founders

2. Hiring IQ

3. How do I design a hiring plan? How do I compensate people? How do I create a compelling recruiting process?

4. Hiring Plan Start from the End State …and work backwards

5. Hiring Plan Short timeline & explicit goals Product Usage Revenue

6. Hiring Plan Expect to be wrong. In early stage tech ventures, your hiring plan is your business plan As you learn, update the plan.

7. Hiring Plan How to build a plan Start with an org chart Visualize A  B Vet with experts Assess existing talent Prioritize Build vs. Buy

8. COMPENSATION

9. Compensation The only meaningful input on compensation is what the people you want to hire make right now. You have to pay more.

10. Compensation The market is never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever in a recessive mode for top talent.

11. Compensation Do whatever it takes … to improve the value of your company

12. Compensation Hire like an Investor Equity is your currency. Get it. Spend it.

13. Compensation Make bets Cliffs and vesting are your friends

14. Compensation Expect to be wrong. You can’t pay key contributors too much (equity) You can’t get rid of the wrong people fast enough.

15. PROCESS

16. PROCESS

17. PIPELINE

18. Pipeline Hiring requires focus 10 at once, not 10 in 3 months Choice is good

20. Email referrals

22. Pipeline Great stories generate pipeline

23. Pipeline Turn interviewees into advocates

25. Status

26. Team

27. Pain

29. Pipeline Ask for referrals Ask for advice (and you get advice) (and you get referrals)

30. Pipeline Be specific.

31. HACKS

32. Hacks Interviewing takes time Write it all down, ask people to read it

33. Hacks Assess Less Try before you buy

34. Hacks NO FEAR. Attract,hire & retain people more senior and experienced than you

35. Hacks Change is the only constant. Drive, Personality & Talent TRUMP Skills & Expertise

36. http://blog.jobscore.com @danarkind