The Importance of Recruiting

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Paul had written a game for fun, but ed saw something more. Paul sent the game off in red heart shaped tins to game companies until one of them said yes. With his brother's help, paul negotiated his first major sale. Sadly, after i sold it to them, they ended up folding pretty quickly. So my game never actually made it to market. Lesson two: scout like your company depends on it, because it does.

The more your business scales, the more tempting it is to delegate your company’s recruiting efforts. Resist that urge! You should always be recruiting. Featuring Paul English, co-founder of travel search platform Kayak, this episode guides us through five critical lessons for the hiring journey. English is passionate and relentless about the subject of recruiting – and the scale of the stakes: “The first 10 people you hire set the tone for the next thousand people you hire."

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