As companies grow they naturally need more executives to manage a growing number of employees and an increasingly complex business. A seed stage company of 10 people probably doesn’t need…
Max WennekerJanuary 20, 2024
When a company is growing fast and is relatively lean, it is incredibly common to have a bunch of unexpected problems arise on a daily basis. Founders and leaders are…
Max WennekerJanuary 20, 2024
In the last post I discussed the idea that pedigree and “rock star”-ness are not great indicators of potential in candidates. In this post I’ll go into detail on two…
Max WennekerJanuary 20, 2024
In my last post I discussed some of the things that I believe are extremely important to include in a hiring process to separate good candidates from bad ones. On…
Max WennekerJanuary 20, 2024
Someone once told me that the difference between bad hiring and good hiring is actually pretty small. They said that the best hiring managers hire great talent 70% of the…
Max WennekerJanuary 20, 2024
Founders are drawn to their profession of starting companies because they have a problem they want to solve and a vision for how to solve it. Oftentimes, though, the characteristics…
Max WennekerJanuary 20, 2024