In this episode, Ishmael Samuel, the co-founder and CTO at Paragon, discusses how to effectively onboard new hires. He goes over what should be included in onboarding and thinking about the team's velocity when making a new hire.
Key Takeaways:
- Walk through the onboarding process
- A holistic view of products as a customer
- Importance of filing issues
- Opinionated frameworks and tools
- Integrations as a core value prop
- Understanding a new hire's biggest blocker is key
- Why is it important to ask team members for feedback?
- Building a real relationship with your team members.
- Sprint planning
About today’s guest:
Ishmael Samuel is CTO and co-founder of Paragon, an embedded integration platform that allows SaaS companies to connect their product to their customers’ data and expedite their integration roadmap. Before Paragon, Ishmael founded CTRL LA, a software development agency that built web and mobile apps for companies, including Universal Studios and Uber. Alongside building Paragon, Ishmael advises technical teams and angel invests in startups.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishmaelsamuel
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