Hire smart from the start: the entrepreneur's guide to finding, catching, and keeping the best talent for your company

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Don't rely on instincts alone. Hiring. Is. King. In Hire Smart from the Start, Dave Carvajal distills lessons gained from 20 years in the trenches, building out and staffing two enormously successful Internet startups and helping firms like Tumblr, Buddy Media, and Shutterstock land the talent they need to reach their greatest potential. Acknowledgments vii Foreword ix Introduction 1 1 New Rules for a New Age 11 2 Slow Down, Use a Process, Move Beyond the Specs 29 3 Recruiting Myths and Realities 51 4 Evangelical Zeal and a SEAL Team's Focus 67 5 Map the Organization's Foundational Mission and Values 87 6 Seeing Your Perceptions and Their Realities 105 7 Drivers: Mapping the Candidates' Missions and Values 129 8 Extract the Matches 149 9 High-Level Hires: Leaders and Managers 165 10 Finding and Recruiting People Who Get Things Done 185 11 Your First Hire: Bringing Entrepreneurial Energy and Agility to a New Skill Set 199 12 The Employee of the Future: Recruiting with an Eye Toward Emerging Trends 217 Index 231