The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors

SaaStr 160: Why People Over Index Culture Fit, How To Hire Through Market Cycles & How To Balance The Assessment of Output vs Input with Mark Mader, CEO @ Smartsheet

Jan 29, 2018 · 29:35

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Rethink culture fit; avoid over-indexing on superficial similarities.
Hire strategically through market cycles, adapting to economic conditions.
Balance assessment of output with the evaluation of input for performance.

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