Hiring Friends and Firing Well
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08/23/22 • 33 min
In this episode, Ben agonises over whether to hire a close mate to a job which could make or break the business. Matt seems to think it's fine, but there are warnings from Joel and others in the business that he might be the wrong man to take the business forward - especially as it would leave the top of the company a pretty un-diverse place. Should Ben listen to his head and risk a friendship to do what's right for the business?
Meanwhile, Joel's developer woes are deepening, but could following Matt's advice and taking a risk on upping the pay, hiring in from abroad and loosening the job requirements to bring in someone with better all-round skill pay off?
The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).
Links:
The Great CEO within by Matt Mochary
Matt Mochary on YouTube
The Mochary Method
Vygo
Some of Matt's clients include leaders and founders at:
Brex
Robinhood
Coinbase
Reddit
Grammarly
In this episode, Ben agonises over whether to hire a close mate to a job which could make or break the business. Matt seems to think it's fine, but there are warnings from Joel and others in the business that he might be the wrong man to take the business forward - especially as it would leave the top of the company a pretty un-diverse place. Should Ben listen to his head and risk a friendship to do what's right for the business?
Meanwhile, Joel's developer woes are deepening, but could following Matt's advice and taking a risk on upping the pay, hiring in from abroad and loosening the job requirements to bring in someone with better all-round skill pay off?
The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).
Links:
The Great CEO within by Matt Mochary
Matt Mochary on YouTube
The Mochary Method
Vygo
Some of Matt's clients include leaders and founders at:
Brex
Robinhood
Coinbase
Reddit
Grammarly
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Accountability, Transparency & Brutal Honesty
In this episode, Matt introduces the idea that there is no split between work and home life, and that an ongoing crisis within Joel's family is affecting the business and needs tough action.
This episode contains frank and difficult discussions about mental health.
The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).
Links:
The Great CEO within by Matt Mochary
Matt Mochary on YouTube
The Mochary Method
Vygo
Some of Matt's clients include leaders and founders at:
Brex
Robinhood
Coinbase
Reddit
Grammarly
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Organisation, Structure... And how to NOT be a Manager
The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).
In this episode, the new Chief of Staff, Ash, gets stuck in to transforming Vygo from a plucky but disorganised startup to a smoothly oiled machine with VR sets for all. But is it all getting too much, and can the company afford to keep growing?
Meanwhile, co-founder Steven has found himself backed into a corner. He built Vygo, but is finding managing the Dev team a challenge he's not suited to, and it's causing a rift among the founders. Can Ben, Joel and Steven strike the right balance between business, pleasure, friendship and leadership?
Links:
The Great CEO within by Matt Mochary
Matt Mochary on YouTube
The Mochary Method
Vygo
Some of Matt's clients include leaders and founders at:
Brex
Robinhood
Coinbase
Reddit
Grammarly
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