Startups Grow With People — Book on How to Pick Partners, Recruit Talent, Build Culture

Startups Grow With People is written specifically for tech startup founders and entrepreneurs who make frequent people decisions. I've been stopped at many tech & startup events with humbling praises about the value this book has provided for them, so thought it would be a good idea to share it here. The book has three pillars: Partnering, Recruitment and Culture Partnering: The biggest decisions I made as an entrepreneur was about partnering. I've shared what I learned from my correct decisions and mistakes. Recruitment: I worked as an executive talent recruiter for tech companies, here is a condensed version of what I see as the most important traits. Specifically check out the "Universal competencies startups need". Culture: Worked with a number of startups as a consultant (still do - but now mostly via http://cultureboom.co) I have been studying sociology & psychology and how organisations work for the last 12 years. People dimensions of startups are complex, this, hopefully, makes it easier to navigate.