Scaling Startups is Hard

Helping startup leaders navigate executive hiring

Each week, we'll highlight an industry pioneer, a helpful resource, and a Continuum operator that helps startups navigate their toughest challenges.

INDUSTRY SUPERSTARS

Real Talk with Molly Graham: Normalizing The Emotions of Scaling

Molly Graham worked in HR, Communications, and Go-To-Market at Google and Facebook before joining Quip (purchased by Salesforce in 2016 for $750M) as employee #9 and their first Chief Operating Officer.

She's seen it all throughout her career, working on different challenges in hyper-scaling companies, career building, assembling strong leadership teams, and managing the rollercoaster of emotions of zero-to-one startups.

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OPERATORS CORNER

Pay Equity Models are Overrated for Startups

Compensation Expert, Gerald Lou, has worked with more than 30 companies to help them navigate their compensation philosophy and total rewards programs. As you can imagine, he's seen a lot of the mistakes many startups make when approaching or neglecting their compensation plans.

This is the busiest time of the year for compensation planning. If you're looking for advice, guidance, or hands-on support with your comp planning, consider leveraging an advisor with the experience to put you on the right path.?

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NAVIGATIONAL RESOURCE

Startups Need More Structure, Sooner

Early-stage startups tend to view structure as an enemy. One of the advantages of startups is their ability to be agile, move fast, build quickly, and pivot on a dime. But what happens when organizations lack organizational structure?

• Lack of clarity during the hiring process
• No leveling or titling structures
• Inequalities and bias?

HR expert Rachel Kleban shared her tips for implementing structure sooner at startups without hindering the superpowers of agility and flexibility.

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