It’s been a whole year of invaluable conversations with some of the brightest minds in the startup community. At The Gradience, a podcast by Build Talent, we’ve had the opportunity to speak with founders, talent partners, venture partners, visionaries and experts of all different backgrounds, and we’re incredibly grateful for their contributions. O…

Start-ups cannot function and grow on the enthusiasm and hard work of just one person, it takes a team of committed professionals to create a healthy corporate culture and drive expansion. To keep your team's curiosity and competitive spirit alive, you need a work environment that fosters success and advancement. In this episode of The Gradience Po…

Building a startup from scratch involves testing the feasibility of your ideas, checking whether they work, raising funds, scaling and getting proof of concept. All these require your utmost concentration, and you can focus on what matters when there is no internal turmoil in the company. As a result, you must hire and work with people who are not …

Hiring smart and empathetic people is a great way to boost your business and surround yourself with effective colleagues. Employees shouldn't be motivated by money to work and should be excited about the prospect of working for the company, as the company's growth should be their aim. A company needs to hire these sorts of people and include them i…

To celebrate this milestone, we will look back on some of the best moments of our podcast conversations, which feature: Adrien Treuille Co-Founder & CEO of Streamlit Evan Walden Co-Founder & CEO of Getro Derek Lo Founder & CEO of Medallion Tammy Han Head of Talent of Emergence Capital Brent Goldman Engineering Leader and Angel Investor Dan Chen Vis…

Your biggest step and where you should spend the most time is discovery. This involves you "setting up the scene". Ask yourself; who am I looking for, where will I find them, what's interesting for them, what will they do in their first few weeks and a few months? Answering these increases clarity, and with clarity comes the conviction necessary to…

Great interviews are built on your capacity to learn a lot about a prospect and the applicant's ability to show you who they are, what they have done, and how they are the greatest match for the position. Interviews are about making your time with the candidate effective, getting the knowledge and information you need, and giving the candidate the …

This week, Bruce talks with Gloria Maynard, a Co-Founder of Network Lead Exchange, about the importance of networking in the world of business. Go to https://www.networkleadexchange.com/, call them at (973) 447-8702, or follow them on social media @networkleadexchange, or check them out on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/network-lead-e…

This week, Bruce talks with Gloria Maynard, a Co-Founder of Network Lead Exchange, about the importance of networking in the world of business. Go to https://www.networkleadexchange.com/, call them at (973) 447-8702, or follow them on social media @networkleadexchange, or check them out on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/network-lead-e…

At the start of your company's journey, you must be resourceful. You will have to wear many hats. And when your company grows, you will need to hire additional people to fill the roles. You will need to scale down your recruitment ambitions for an early-stage business. It will be challenging for your company to recruit a senior-level employee from …

This week, Bruce Porter talks with Bob Michie of Metro MSP about cybersecurity and so much mroe . To reach out, email sales@metromsp.com, go to https://www.metromsp.com/, call them at 973-404-0190, follow them on social media @MetroMSP, or check them out on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michiebob/. To apply to join an NLX chapter, go to h…

This week, Bruce Porter talks with Bob Michie of Metro MSP about cybersecurity and so much mroe . To reach out, email sales@metromsp.com, go to https://www.metromsp.com/, call them at 973-404-0190, follow them on social media @MetroMSP, or check them out on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michiebob/. To apply to join an NLX chapter, go to h…

This week, Bruce Porter talks with Mahender Gorrai of the NLX Parsippany chapter about owning a networking group and the importance of expanding your business network. To reach out, email parsippany.campusdr@venturex.com, go to https://www.networkleadexchange.com/, call them at (973) 447-8702, or follow them on social media @networkleadexchange, or…

This week, Bruce Porter talks with Mahender Gorrai of Venture X Parsippany about owning a co-working space and what it looks like to be leading the future of the workplace. To reach out, email parsippany.campusdr@venturex.com, go to https://venturex.com/locations/parsippany-8-campus-drive/, call them at (973) 447-8702, or follow them on social medi…

Most early-stage startup hiring processes take up fifty percent of the founder's time if you want to be more efficient, having a procedure already established and a team taking care of recruiting can drastically minimize the time you spend on it. People with previous experience working in early-stage organizations are an attractive candidate pool f…

This week Bruce Porter talks with Kathy Sheldon of The Growth Coach about their business and expertise in business consultation. To reach out, email info@thegrowthcoach.com, go to https://www.thegrowthcoach.com/, call them at (513) 999-9928, or follow them on social media @growthcoach_usa, or check them out on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/c…

This week we talk with Kathy Sheldon of The Growth Coach about their business and expertise in business consultation. To reach out, email info@thegrowthcoach.com, go to https://www.thegrowthcoach.com/, call them at (513) 999-9928, or follow them on social media @growthcoach_usa, or check them out on linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-…

In recruiting, "never ask somebody to do the job that you wouldn't do yourself". When hiring recruiters, you should look for people who have a good attitude and can pick themselves up and keep going. The right attitude is the first thing every good recruiter brings to work. Ensure you build a team's architecture before recruiting a team The best ti…

Most founders of early-stage startups look to recruit generalists. These individuals are agile, and experienced, and do not mind if things are frequently altered. To employ a recruiter, you must be upfront about what you seek. Ask yourself the following questions: what are you searching for? And who is responsible for assessing the candidate’s suit…

Millennials, Generation Z, and others are reinventing what it means to be a working professional in today's modern economy. One may summarize this sentiment by saying, "they don't want to be managed; they want to be led." People of all ages, but especially Millennials and Generation Z, want to have a sense of meaning and purpose in their jobs. The …

Since it enables limitless dissemination at very little cost, the internet has upended almost every major sector predicated on distribution routes. At least half of the founders' time should be spent on recruitment to develop the best possible workforce. Spending quality time answering the following questions is essential if you want to make the be…

Those first critical hires are the biggest lever that accelerates a company's growth at the seed stage. To make your initial hiring, you must consider the company's mission, vision, and product roadmap. However, to fill your first positions, you must know what you need to get there, How will the next five to ten hires shape the company, and what is…

If you want to be successful with data, you need to have a fairly solid grasp of statistics and probability, in addition to the mathematics behind them. The decision to work as a data scientist in venture capital should be motivated by excitement rather than family history; the fact that your father was a data scientist does not automatically quali…

Many founders speak to specific actions that enabled the growth of their companies in their respective industries. Some tips might apply in all sectors, while others are specific to certain industries. Here, Riley Ennis of Freenome shares actionable steps that have worked for him in healthcare. In the healthcare system, within a space like oncology…

Most founders would rather focus entirely on the product, ignoring the importance of the development team and network that will make this product achievable, which is influenced during the hiring process. According to Gia, a few things have been missing in the current ways companies and agencies carry out their sourcing mechanism. She did emphasize…

While being a solo founder is all well and good, having a team of co-founders with your projected team culture, a wide range of skill sets, and experiences you do not possess is even much better. Adding to the team is a delicate process as your choices can push your startup in the direction you envisioned or cripple it. If you decide to make your d…

In an industry where there are a thousand and one search firms, choosing the right executive search partner for your startup might be a challenge. Considering many of these search firms don’t even have the expertise or qualifications to hire top talents, recruiting might pose an even bigger challenge as a wrong partnership might result in the loss …

The crypto industry is rapidly expanding as interest in the ethos and space increases. As such, the demand for crypto talent in crypto-inclined startups is also increasing and getting competitive. Founders are painfully aware of this and the fact that the early stage of a company is its most delicate. Therefore, to deliver on the company’s goals, a…

Any company’s greatest asset is the employees. They represent the company as ambassadors, determine the public’s perception of the business, are handlers of intangible assets, and are the biggest contributors to an organization’s worth. As such, recruiters and hiring managers need to bring people into the fold, develop a strong recruitment strategy…

You can maximize your chances of adding a gem to your team by partnering with search firms and venture capital firms to leverage the talent network, thereby rendering the recruitment process and its outcome a success. In this episode of The Gradience Podcast, Nigel is joined by Tammy Han, Head of Talent at Emergence Capital. They cover: 👉 Tammy’s j…

The first set of hires at any startup is very crucial to the growth and success of that business. Therefore, to avoid the death of a company in its infancy, one of the first and most crucial steps in hiring is to develop a solid recruitment strategy. Afterwards, many things, from sifting through applicants and interviewing them to running backgroun…

During the hiring process, the best thing for start-ups is to employ people who buy into the company's visions and values and are just as passionate about the goal as the founder(s). This simple common ground helps in shared motivations, faster integration, and increased productivity. Once the organization expands, it becomes more difficult to "con…

In this episode of The Gradience Podcast, Nigel is joined by Adrien Treuille, Co-Founder & CEO of Streamlit. They cover: 👉 The conception of Streamlit 👉 Streamlit’s recruitment process 👉 Key considerations in Streamlit’s early hiring process 👉 Recruitment of company executives 👉 Investor influence and motivation on the Streamlit team 👉 Adrien’s hir…

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