Strategic Hiring for Startup Success

For startup growth companies, recruitment is a cornerstone of success. Effective strategies are paramount in finding the right talents, building a cohesive team, driving innovation, achieving milestones, and scaling operations. Many startup founders need help attracting top talent due to limited resources and intense competition. A proactive approach can help to find individuals with the necessary skills and company alignment.  

In this episode, BIP Ventures CPO Christy Johnson speaks with Haley Devlin and Jason Moore from DNA Partners about recruitment strategies for startup growth companies.

Haley Devlin is a Growth, GTM, and Operations Consultant with over a decade of expertise in sales, marketing, and product leadership. Jason Moore is a specialist in operations, sales, and executive leadership. He founded and scaled two companies. Together, these industry experts share tips for setting up a successful recruitment approach that builds a winning team, leverages strengths, and establishes a solid foundation for sustainable growth.  

What You Will Learn:

• [00:01] Introduction 

• [01:30] 1st, 2nd and 3rd hire foundational aspects of building great teams 

• [04:15] Common mistakes startup growth companies make in recruitment 

• [11:25] What to consider when making your first hire as a technical founder 

• [13:33] The skillset or talent that you need for your first sales hire 

• [17:44] How to get started with your business content foundation 

• [20:22] Building up your sales deck based on what your go-to-market needs

• [22:54] Evolving your offering, messaging, and packaging as part of your processes 

• [27:35] How to  pull and execute your intentionality and purpose from the beginning  

• [31:30] How to bake your core values into the fabric of your company

• [37:15] The most surprising patterns across the portfolio-based companies 

Standout Quotes:  "Over-titling is not necessarily costly upfront, but it could cost real long-term pain down the road."- Jason Moore [6:08]  "There is a balance that must be struck between the right background and skill and the right kind of EQ and soft skill at the early-stage company experience."- Haley Devlin [7:22]  "Take your time in the hiring process because it would be a costly and painful mistake if you hire the wrong person who is not a true partner for you."- Haley Devlin [08:01]  "When hiring, trust and compatibility is first and foremost even before the skill because the skill can come; if the skill is there, but there is no trust and compatibility, it's not going to work out" - Jason Moore [11:12]  Let's Connect  Haley Devlin and Jason Moore   Website: https://www.dnapartners.org/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmoore/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haleydevlin/    BIP Ventures  Website: www.bipventures.vc  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/bipventures/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bipventures/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/bipventures  YouTube: https://youtube.com/@bipventures