Hiring as a Solo Founder with Derek Lo, Founder & CEO at Medallion

The Gradience

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 background checks and ensuring their values align with those of the company, will fall into place.

In this episode of The Gradience Podcast, Nigel is joined by Derek Lo, Founder & CEO at Medallion.

They cover:

👉 Derek’s journey to becoming a young founder

👉 Derek's motivation for building a second company

👉 Recruitment and team building at early-stage Medallion

👉 Solo founding a business

👉 Things to look out for in early hires

👉 How often recruitment should happen in startups

👉 The recruitment process checklist

👉 Hiring older executives as a young founder

👉 Organizational culture amongst team members

👉 Remote work and its effect on recruitment

👉 How to drive engagement and build social cohesion in a remote workplace

👉 Hiring the executive team and frontline managers

👉 The best time to hire executives

👉 Tips for young founders

👉 Leveraging the network of advocates for Medallion

👉 Medallion's long-term vision

If you’re a founder looking to learn the secrets of top companies, want to know how to build a business from scratch, and learn to hire executives who share your company's values and culture, tune in to this episode of The Gradience Podcast, a Podcast by Build Talent.

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And connect with Derek here:

👉 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/derektlo

👉 Website: https://www.emcap.com

About the Show

“The Gradience” is a podcast by Build Talent & hosted by Nigel Robinson, where in each episode, we’ll be speaking with a founder or expert as we discuss the art & science of hiring leaders, why it matters, and how you can keep up.

The Gradience is hand crafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Previous guests include: Riley Ennis of Freenome, Matt Birnbaum of Pear VC, Derek Lo of Medallion, Chandan Lodha of CoinTracker, Jennifer Smith of Scribe
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