<p>Your company exists to build a product, but the meta-project is to build a team. Adam and Mark discuss hiring managers and job descriptions; the benefit of pilot projects over lengthy interviews; and the “dream candidate” exercise. Plus: hiring lessons we can learn from Zappos and Ghostbusters.</p>

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<h2>Show notes</h2>

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<li><a href="https://lindsma.com/">Linda Ma</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFX4fmldZFs">Ghostbusters steady paycheck scene</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thebalancemoney.com/what-does-a-hiring-manager-do-1918147">hiring manager</a></li>
<li><a href="https://museapp.com/jobs/local-first-engineer/">Local-first engineer JD</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/8-simple-rules-for-dating-my-business-why-we-dont">8 Simple Rules for Dating My Business</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hbr.org/2008/05/why-zappos-pays-new-employees">Zappos pays employees to quit</a></li>
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65 // Trademarks with Josh Gerben

Tools for thought, product design, and how to have good ideas.