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Hiring for Your Stack is All Wrong

j3
May 19, 2015

Hiring for Your Stack is All Wrong

This presentation was delivered at the Ronin Labs CTO Summit in NYC and SF in May of 2015.

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May 19, 2015
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  1. + =

  2. • Passion for the problem • Safety net • Culture

    trendsetters • Wants responsibilities Level A (4): Profile
  3. • The deep diver • Replacing systems • Research, reproduction

    • Other people’s code Level C (32): Profile
  4. Stability Levels Risk Mission Skills Level A (4) Extreme Definers

    Hackers Level B (12) High Challengers Multiple Level C (32) Moderate Believers Specialists Level D (128) Low Followers Redundancy
  5. • Sketch out a plan • Relish uncertainty • Listen

    to the work • Correct course • Iterate the process
  6. • Profile five customers • What are their needs, desires,

    skills, fears? • What will make them quit? Empathy: Measure It
  7. • Collaborate on a puzzle (LSAT, tangrams, sudoku) • Teach

    along the way • Can they re-apply? Iterate? Improvement: Measure It
  8. • Rational process • Patience & confidence • Changing course

    • Listening & application Improvement: What to Look For