Jobs

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A warm welcome to our inaugural /jobs AMA guest from the @optimism Talent Team, @harpcaster 🔴_🔴. 

Over the past two years, Harper has played a pivotal role in expanding the team from 20 to an impressively productive size of ~75 (labs + foundation).

Reply here with your questions :)

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🔔Starting now🔔
A warm welcome to our inaugural /jobs AMA guest from the @undefined Talent Team, @harpcaster 🔴_🔴. 

Over the past two years, Harper has played a pivotal role in expanding the team from 20 to an impressively productive size of ~75 (labs + foundation).

Reply here with your questions :)

Placed 100+ in crypto jobs. Found the gaps, fixing them. 3x grant-backed founder building @interestedfyi to reshape onchain hiring. Ex @ConsenSysMesh.

hi everyone :) 

I've been building teams for most of my career. Always at startups because it's more fun. 

I joined Optimism two years ago and am responsible for developing our Engineering, Product, and Design teams. 

I love crypto and I love Farcaster. Feel free to ask me about literally anything!!

Curious to know what are the key characteristics of building out a successful team? Does it differ from a technical team versus a design team? What do you hire first at a start up?

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We can be safe or we can change everything🐉


Building a team: 
1. understand the role/need
2. understand the candidates
3. don't settle + don't rush

Those fundamentals don't really shift across teams. 

First hire at a startup: 
Totally depends on what you are building! We spun out of a research org that was six technical people. A GC was an early hire.

Public Goods and Impact Evaluation Researcher ✨ Endless curiosity. 

Great question! IMO it's all about communication.

Provide consistent updates to those most invested in the outcome of the hiring process. Everyone should be on the same page about making the right hire instead of a quick hire.

When people see the wheels turning they'll often feel much better.

How do you balance point 3 with ensuring the team waiting to add someone to their lines doesn’t burn out in the process?