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When I'm

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hiring a new team, I really look
for folks that are culture fit.

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In my early days of being a founder,
anyone that sort of believed in my

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company and got excited about my
company, I thought should work for me.

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And now I'm really paying attention
more to core values, culture

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fit, and then also skill set.

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There are certain rules like sales
rules when you're business to business,

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that they need to come with a purpose.

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Proven track record and a book
of business and not just be

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excited about your product.

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And so I think just over the years
of being a founder, I've become

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more discerning and not just
thought that everyone that loves

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our company should work with us.

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Yeah.

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So versatility in a startup
is obviously a requirement.

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The team really is bred
from the culture, right?

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And that often starts from the
founders and it starts from

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the founding team as a whole.

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So it's important to
get together in person.

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It's important to understand what
makes the other folks on this.

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What are their triggers?

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What gets them excited?

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What gets them really frustrated?

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Once you're able to play to those
strengths and also understand

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those weaknesses, you can
go a lot further as a team.

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Yeah building a versatile
team best thing to do there it

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really depends on the scale.

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As you get a little bit larger
building out a leadership team and

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finding and attracting phenomenal
leaders to come and join your company.

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Folks that have a good track record
will help solve a lot of that,

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and they're sometimes naturally
good at identifying good talent.

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That's one, hack to building
out good versatile teams.

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It's just making sure you've
got the right leaders in place.

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The key to building a versatile team
is very much in the hiring process.

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and selecting the right
candidate ahead of time.

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We often look for a combination of
experience across diverse fields.

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If they have financing and healthcare
experience, for instance, then we

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feel very comfortable that they've
been able to manage multiple different

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challenging regulatory environments
and careers, letting them figure

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things out and have to problem solve.

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But we also continue
to nurture that spirit.

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We're continually asking
ourselves, how can we improve?

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What new products and new
ventures are out there.

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And sometimes you just ask for support
and look around the organization

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and say who, wants to help out?

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And then when you find out who's
helping, who's more interested in

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helping, you try to work on nurturing
some of that creativity that

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comes with the pivots and with the
changes that the business requires.

hiring a new team, I really look
for folks that are culture fit.

In my early days of being a founder,
anyone that sort of believed in my

company and got excited about my
company, I thought should work for me.

And now I'm really paying attention
more to core values, culture

There are certain rules like sales
rules when you're business to business,

Proven track record and a book
of business and not just be

And so I think just over the years
of being a founder, I've become

more discerning and not just
thought that everyone that loves

So versatility in a startup
is obviously a requirement.

The team really is bred
from the culture, right?

And that often starts from the
founders and it starts from

So it's important to
get together in person.

It's important to understand what
makes the other folks on this.

Once you're able to play to those
strengths and also understand

those weaknesses, you can
go a lot further as a team.

Yeah building a versatile
team best thing to do there it

As you get a little bit larger
building out a leadership team and

finding and attracting phenomenal
leaders to come and join your company.

Folks that have a good track record
will help solve a lot of that,

and they're sometimes naturally
good at identifying good talent.

That's one, hack to building
out good versatile teams.

It's just making sure you've
got the right leaders in place.

The key to building a versatile team
is very much in the hiring process.

and selecting the right
candidate ahead of time.

We often look for a combination of
experience across diverse fields.

If they have financing and healthcare
experience, for instance, then we

feel very comfortable that they've
been able to manage multiple different

challenging regulatory environments
and careers, letting them figure

But we also continue
to nurture that spirit.

We're continually asking
ourselves, how can we improve?

What new products and new
ventures are out there.

And sometimes you just ask for support
and look around the organization

And then when you find out who's
helping, who's more interested in

helping, you try to work on nurturing
some of that creativity that

comes with the pivots and with the
changes that the business requires.

Our FinTech Founders mini series explores various aspects on how to strategically build a versatile team. 

This brief video features first-hand learnings and insights from fintech entrepreneurs and founders including Kathleen Craig, Plinqit; Chase Neinken, Chimney; Michael Duncan, Bankjoy and Ned Palmer, Panacea Financial.