58: We doubled our team in two weeks

About this episode

Mitchell and Gavin discuss their rapid hiring process and the implications of Project Rendezvous on their team and product development.

In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin share why they moved fast to hire their first two team members, unpack the near-finished Project Rendezvous deal that made it possible, and talk through onboarding, process documentation, DealBuddi plans, and the next wave of product work inside SixSides. Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:06) - We hired our first two team members (03:38) - Project Rendezvous and the procurement process (10:12) - Why this deal unlocked hiring (13:20) - Meet Chris and Rhea (15:07) - Fair Work, contracts, and doing right by the team (17:10) - Making up onboarding as we go (22:02) - Commission, incentives, and team-wide upside (26:38) - Product updates - liquid glass, app parity, and new event features (38:01) - The plan with DealBuddi In this episode, we cover: Hiring the first two team members for SixSides Why Project Rendezvous is such an important sales opportunity Using upfront strategy work to survive a formal procurement process The risks of hiring before a major deal is fully signed Onboarding new team members while building the process in real time Documenting SOPs and using AI to speed up internal operations Structuring fair pay, commission, and team-wide…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mitchell, Gavin

Guests: Chris, Rhea

Topics covered

• hiring
• onboarding
• procurement process
• product updates
• team dynamics
• SOP documentation

Keywords

• hiring
• onboarding
• procurement
• product updates
• team dynamics
• Fair Work
• SOPs
• commission
• incentives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SixSides, Project Rendezvous, DealBuddi, Fair Work

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