Episode 5 – Lessons Learned Hiring and Firing with Brad Touesnard

Brad Touesnard joins Phil and John to discuss hiring, firing and growing a team around his software business.

Show Notes

• brad.ta
• Brad on Twitter
• Delicious Brains
• Mergebot
• Delicious Brains 2017 Year in Review post
• Zoom
• MicroConf
• WordCamp Europe

Key Takeaways

• As a founder don’t outsource the marketing tasks at first.
• Have an interview and trial period, but ultimately let your existing team approve new hires.
• You need to be able to rely on your team to communicate issues to you and each other.
• Pay attention to discontent amongst your team.
• Recognize when you, as a founder, are not satisfied with answers to your questions to team members.
• Attempt to warn folks when they aren’t living up to expected standards.
• Don’t wait too long to let someone go if they aren’t a good fit.