Building the Team: Hiring Complementary Team Members

Stop shooting yourself in the foot by taking 3+ months to find a candidate whose pedigree is above reproach. when you're really looking to find that hidden gem that completes what your team needs: New Skills, New Energy, and Cohension.

TEAM BUILDINGFOR FOUNDERS

7/31/20251 min read

When I'm hiring new product managers (or product owners or analysts), I'm looking for people who complement my team. In recent years, I recognized that hiring new employees who are clones of the people we already have limits what we can create as a team.

If you're reading this because something in your own product or team is stuck, that's usually where I come in. I work with founders whose product exists, but the revenue doesn't. The first step is always a conversation, not a contract.

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