BreakOut Podcast
BreakOut Podcast
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37 | Navigating Hyper-Growth: Insights on Scaling from 10 to 160 - Dan Wang @ Iterative Health
49 minutes Posted Nov 28, 2023 at 5:38 pm.
Dan’s background and growth at Iterative Health
The 3 key benefits you get from business school and how that can impact your career
Business school downsides
Insights into the product and tech behind Iterative Health
How business needs and employee skill set needs change when businesses grow headcount
Executive level changes at below and above 80 employees
Everyone’s a generalist when should this change and the need for higher levels/managers come up?
Three lessons learned as Iterative went through rapid growth
Why a chief of staff should be considered in your business as early as Series A
What tools and frameworks are used in MBA education
What have you done well to attract top-tier senior talent?
What do you do when you decide networks don’t cut it and you need to go outside help?
When should you decide to build out an internal TA team?
How to build out successful onboarding when you 3X headcount
How junior do you typically hire and how does that change as the company grows
Making hybrid work models meaningful for in-person interactions
Advice to ICs aspiring to get to VP
Recommended resources for continuous learning
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In this episode, Gareth Webb sits down with Dan Wang - VP, Finance & Operations at Iterative Health. Tune in for insights on challenges faced when scaling rapidly, talent acquisition strategies, and advice for aspiring leaders.
1:53 Dan’s background and growth at Iterative Health
5:13 The 3 key benefits you get from business school and how that can impact your career
7:53 Business school downsides
9:03 Insights into the product and tech behind Iterative Health
11:27 How business needs and employee skill set needs change when businesses grow headcount
12:38 Executive level changes at below and above 80 employees
14:28 Everyone’s a generalist - when should this change and the need for higher levels/managers come up?
17:23 Three lessons learned as Iterative went through rapid growth
21:28 Why a chief of staff should be considered in your business as early as Series A
25:08 What tools and frameworks are used in MBA education
27:53 What have you done well to attract top-tier senior talent?
30:15 What do you do when you decide networks don’t cut it and you need to go outside help?
32:23 When should you decide to build out an internal TA team?
33:23 How to build out successful onboarding when you 3X headcount
34:43 How junior do you typically hire and how does that change as the company grows
37:23 Making hybrid work models meaningful for in-person interactions
43:38 Advice to ICs aspiring to get to VP
47:23 Recommended resources for continuous learning
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