2. 1-minute bio
● led a few teams here and there, 4-10 people,
mostly distributed
○ slow and stable in Swedbank
○ fast and furious in TransferWise
● have done around 100 interviews
● just an apprentice, but I never stop learning
4. Great people don’t grow on trees
Great people need to be hunted
Your network is your best friend
5. Great people are looking for:
1. Cool mission and environment
2. Good money
3. New big challenges in their field
6. Hiring isn’t easy
● Takes a lot of time
● Interviewing cannot be outsourced
● Tiresome and difficult work
● Always tempting to work on your product
instead… but you cannot grow that way
7. A few interviewing tips
● See if a candidate actually can do
● Involve 3-4 people in positive decisions
● Don’t postpone negative decisions
8. ABC of people
Great people will start doing your work
Average people will need to be told what to do
Sub-par people will need constant hand-holding
Hire people who will move your team average
to a desired direction
9. A class people hire
A class people,
B class people hire
C class people
