How to avoid a bad hire? How can you find A-Players? In this video, I share 4 strategies for finding the best people to join your team so they can help you build your dream.

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I can’t work with you until I work with you.

It’s a hiring concept I initially adopted from the marketing legend, Seth Godin.

A few years back I had the privilege to sit down with Seth to review some of the strategies I was using to vet experts inside of Clarity.

And that’s when he shared his groundbreaking philosophy on hiring.

It made so much sense (and mitigated so much risk) that I decided I would never forego that process again.

Figuring out test projects or “small bets” for any potential employee, contractor, or even agency became a standard procedure.

Actually, one time I remember chatting with a strong candidate, and when it came down to the “test project” that I was willing to pay for, they said it wasn’t the way they worked.

Instead of investing $500 to see if we were a good fit for each other, they expected me to sign a $20K contract for 2 months worth of work.

Obviously, that didn’t fly with me and I ended up going with another firm.

I just can’t imagine doing it any differently now ...

... why would you get married before you even went out on a date?

CRAZY TALK in my mind.

And a MAJOR sink hole that I challenge you to stop exposing yourself to before you blow half your quarter’s marketing budget on a big hire that doesn’t deliver.

Who you bring on to serve your business will literally make or break you.

And that’s why in this week’s video I share my top 4 strategies for hiring - the test project only being one of them.

I honestly believe the first 12 people you hire will decide the success of your startup... that’s why I’ve outlined these strategies to ensure you get it right:

A-Player Criteria
Use Your Advisors
Paid Validation
Test Projects

I’m sure you’ve got some great stories on hiring and I would love to hear them in the comments. Be sure to share your best story on finding that killer hire.

Here’s to building a great team to help you build your dreams!

With gratitude,

– Dan

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ABOUT DAN MARTELL

“You can only keep what you give away.” That’s the mantra that’s shaped Dan Martell from a struggling 20-something business owner in the Canadian Maritimes (which is waaay out east) to a successful startup founder who’s raised more than $3 million in venture funding and exited not one... not two... but three tech businesses: Clarity.fm, Spheric and Flowtown.

You can only keep what you give away. That philosophy has led Dan to invest in 33+ early stage startups such as Udemy, Intercom, Unbounce and Foodspotting. It’s also helped him shape the future of Hootsuite as an advisor to the social media tour de force.

An activator, a tech geek, an adrenaline junkie and, yes, a romantic (ask his wife Renee), Dan has recently turned his attention to teaching startups a fundamental, little-discussed lesson that directly impacts their growth: how to scale. You’ll find not only incredible insights in every moment of every talk Dan gives - but also highly actionable takeaways that will propel your business forward. Because Dan gives freely of all that he knows. After all, you can only keep what you give away.

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