Unproductive Attitudes in Tech Recruitment

Unproductive Attitudes in Tech Recruitment

Alloy recently cancelled our contract with the recruitment tech platform we’d been using for the past year after they provided us with only 6% female candidates for our tech roles. Their response to our reason for letting them go? “This reflects the current...
Hiring for EQ and Culture

Hiring for EQ and Culture

At FounderForward, we focus a good deal on Emotional Intelligence (“EQ”) and Culture. They’re core topics of our individual and group coaching work. This past week in our Founder GROW Group session, we discussed how to incorporate EQ and culture into the hiring...
Rethinking Hiring People Smarter Than You

Rethinking Hiring People Smarter Than You

Tips on Building a Diverse and High Performance Startup Team from Brandy Alexander-Wimberly.“Hire people smarter than you.” It’s an old saying that might need a refresh. Because in the business and technology space, what really matters most when it comes to hiring...