Gusto's Early Hiring Strategy: Prioritizing Skill Set and Growth Mindset for Long-Term Success

Name: Gusto's Early Hiring Strategy: Prioritizing Skill Set and Growth Mindset for Long-Term Success
Uploaded: 2023-03-09 20:45:36
Description: Gusto's successful early hiring strategy prioritized skill set and growth mindset over scalability, resulting in long-term returns, and they prioritize people and create a great workplace culture by involving the team in the hiring process.

This article is a summary of a YouTube video "The First Five Hires Of This $10 Billion Business" by Y Combinator

TLDR Gusto's successful early hiring strategy prioritized skill set and growth mindset over scalability, resulting in long-term returns, and they prioritize people and create a great workplace culture by involving the team in the hiring process.

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Gusto's co-founder and CPO shares insights on the first non-founder hire and how they were recruited.
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Gusto's successful early hiring strategy prioritized skill set and growth mindset over scalability, resulting in long-term returns.
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Gusto prioritizes people and creates a great workplace culture by involving the team in the hiring process.
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