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Steve Pokras

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
301 total appearances

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SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

So you created a job rec that you thought was going to fit them, but they'd never created that job.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

And so you should think about, uh, the people you're bringing on that would fit that personality type.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

Um, bootstrap to a talent.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

So the first thing that we look for is a classic market segmentation.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

What can I be doing differently?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

What it's a,

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

innovator's dilemma type of situation.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

Who can I be looking for that no one else is looking for?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

What characteristics can I bring on at a more affordable cost that I might appeal to, might appeal to us?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

And so

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

The first thing is I don't believe in hiring for experience at a zero to 10 million type of range.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

There are very few positions that require a large amount of been there before done that.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

Those are the most expensive people.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

Those are the most the most competitive.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

And those are the hardest part away from the large investor.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

company are investor funded companies.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

Those are also the ones I don't want.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

If they want to be with the large investor funded companies and they want the highest salaries, they're going to go there.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

So what am I going to build for them?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to build an A+ team to drive 700% growth on a shoestring budget

I need to appeal some do something to appeal to them along the way.