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How to Hire
ForewordPart I: Hiring: The Difference Between Success and Failure is below. Part II: The Interview and How To Get the Most From It and Part...
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How to Hire a CTO
The senior-most technology focused executive at a tech startup is a make-or-break hire. They set the technical vision of your product based on feasibility and...
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EU-Startups Podcast | Episode 76 with Kelly Kinnard of Khosla Ventures
In this episode of the EU-Startups Podcast, Kelly Kinnard shares insights on talent acquisition for startups, emphasizing the importance of finding the right fit and...
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Culture: What, When, How?
Patty McCord, author and former Chief Talent Officer of Netflix, on company culture - from rejecting traditional processes to empowering top talent.
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Homeroom Podcast | Episode 101 with Kelly Kinnard of Khosla Ventures
In this episode of the Homeroom Podcast, Operating Partner Kelly Kinnard explains how she finds the right executive for any company stage and other helpful...
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The Talent Tango | Creating a Positive Candidate Experience
In this episode of the Talent Tango, Operating Partner Kelly Kinnard and Amir Bormand discuss how important the candidate experience is and ways to improve...
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Why You're Managing Talent All Wrong
Sure, Roger Martin used to run a business school. But that doesn't stop him from questioning the way we train captains of industry. In fact,...
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Should You be Radically Candid at Work?
Kim Scott admits she has made some huge mistakes as a boss - mistakes that made her kind of obsessed with becoming a better manager....
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Just Work | Disaggregate Bias Prejudice and Bullying to Create a Kickass Culture 
Kim Scott, Co-Founder of Radical Candor & Just Work, shares insights on company culture and how to avoid biases in recruiting, hiring and mentoring.
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On Culture
Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, in conversation with David Weiden on creating culture at work and where we sometimes go wrong.
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How to Beat Burnout and Master Recruiting
Data shows that Americans are less happy than they’ve been in 50 years and - no surprise - that has implications for the work we...
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Stanford Startup School | How to Build and Manage Teams
Anu Hariharan, Partner at YC Continuity, sits down with Vinod Khosla to talk about belief systems around hiring, and how to manage your company’s growth...
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Developing the Developed World
Peter Thiel of Founders Fund in a wide ranging discussion on what he’s learned about venture capital, including building a long term business, hiring extraordinary...
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Gene Pool Engineering for Entrepreneurs
A founder, sometimes a business person or early CEO and maybe one or two engineers: this is the typical size of a startup...
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The Art, Science and Labor of Recruiting
Congratulations, you are now an executive at a venture-backed company! You survived the presentations, the term sheet shuffle and the due-diligence.
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Team Building
In this video, hear from author and leadership coach John Hamm as he discusses what makes a great leader, hiring and developing healthy organizations.
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Gene Pool Engineering, Cycle Times and Risk
In this video, hear Vinod Khosla as he discusses gene pool engineering, cycle times and risk.
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People, Leadership and Startups
In this video, hear from Bill Campbell, a board director of Intuit and Apple discuss leadership, management and other insights gleaned over the course of...
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