Interviewing to Get the Right People

I find all business challenges fall into one of three categories: people, money, or business model. With the right people, you can make anything happen. With the right money from the right sources on the right terms, you can fund your company's growth. With the right business model, you'll stay focused and build an easy/lucrative/fun business. To ensure steady business growth, you need to be able to manage all three.

Today, I want to talk about people. Yes, many of us don't want to focus on the human resources function of our business, or we find recruiting to be wildly time-consuming. But ignoring the people part of your business can lead to avoidable mistakes. I've certainly made my fair share. Here are a few big ones I want you to steer clear of.