Summary: We all know that the core team is important in a startup, but how do you build that core team and attract the best matches? The right fit could very well take your startup to the next level, whereas a wrong fit could prove devastating to your entire operations. How great is the difference between a “world-class hire” and a “fit-for-purpose hire”? In this episode with James Brocket, Managing Partner of CalibreOne, we delved into building the right team for your startup. Listen to the episode for an insight into recruiting, the implications of the talent in the team and how recruiting has evolved in the recent years, especially with the online field developing. Listen to the episode in the player below. Here’s some quotes from the episode: “Personal chemistry is important. It’s important that they like each other and that.. every Sunday evening they’re not sort of thinking eight o’clock ‘Oh God, I’ve got to go to the office tomorrow..'” “Non verbal communication is enormously powerful, especially in senior level people, where there is very, very subtle differences that make actually an enormous amount of difference in their ability and effectiveness particularly as leaders.” “I think the talent pool, good news is the talent pool for European technology businesses is getting deeper with time.” “Be very aware of the enormous value that you will create through assembling a really world class team.”
