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May 30, 2025 17 mins

How to Hire People who Build Awesome Products: Insights from SERV Founder Nickhil Bhave

Blog: How to Hire People who Build Awesome Products https://bhave.substack.com/p/hire-product-people-that-build-awesome?sd=pf

 

Join Isabel Rasmussen as she sits down with SERV founder Nickhil Bhave to discuss his extensive hiring experiences across various stages of company growth—from Amazon to late-stage startups to founding his own startup. They discuss the importance of a rigorous and competent hiring process. The key parts to a great hiring process are defining the must haves, training and aligning the hiring team, and focusing the debrief around the requirements. This is a great episode for startup leaders who need to hire people to build awesome products.

 

Host: Isabel Rasmussen https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelrasmussen/

Guest: Nickhil Bhave https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhil-bhave/

 

00:00 Welcome and Introduction

00:46 Nickhil's Background and Experience

02:09 Challenges of Startup Hiring

03:41 Importance of Mission Alignment

07:07 Effective Interview Planning

09:47 Debriefing and Feedback

15:17 Final Thoughts and Advice

 

Music by: https://www.bensound.com

Artist: Marcus P.

License code: 4YKVHGTNVRLVH3BV

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