Pre-Seed Startup Hiring - Founder Interview with Preston Lee

In this episode, host Isabel Rasmussen interviews Preston Lee, the founder of Tribe Money. They discuss the unique aspects of hiring and building a startup team at the pre-seed stage. Preston elaborates on his strategy of hiring friends or friends of friends within the U.S., the importance of having multiple eyes on complex FinTech code, and the significance of passion and curiosity in engineering, aside from technical skills. The conversation delves into Preston's unconventional hiring approach that emphasizes project-based interviews over traditional coding tests and explores his experiences and insights on building a robust engineering team from the ground up.

 

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

Guest: Preston Lee https://www.linkedin.com/in/prestonwlee/

00:00 Welcome to Your Next Tech Startup
00:26 Building a Team in the Pre-Seed Stage
01:09 The Importance of Hiring Friends and Local Talent
02:27 Challenges in FinTech Development
04:12 Hiring Philosophy and Vetting Process
05:43 Technical Deep Dives and Real-World Problem Solving
13:33 Unexpected Learnings from Hiring
15:56 Future Hiring Strategies and Conclusion

 

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

Artist: Marcus P. 

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