What If Your Start-Up Were A Sports Team
There's a reason business leaders are always talking about the importance of company culture—it will make or break your venture.
In fact, team dynamic is so critical to success that David Brown, the President of Techstars, describes the 5 criteria for acceptance into a Techstars program as "product, market, team, team, & team."
But knowing your team has to be the best won't do you a lot of good. Knowing what kind of people you need will.
This is what makes hiring for a startup just like recruiting for a sports team. In order to hoist the championship trophy on the field or in the office, you have to identify the different kinds of players you need, and recruit one of each.
Except you don't have to identify them, because I've done that work for you. You're welcome.
If your startup were a sports team, here's the perfect lineup: