On this episode the Crowdfunding Nerds discuss the importance of hiring the right people while using Valve as a case study for business productivity.

00:01:51 – How Jacob & Andrew First Connected
00:07:58 – How We Hired Jacob
00:13:37 – The Crowdfunding Nerd Philosophy Of Hiring
00:15:52 – Leveraging Employee Past Experience
00:19:39 – Valve As A Case Study
00:27:26 – Being Customer Focused
00:29:35 – Understand Your Own Weaknesses Or Deficiencies
00:39:07 – Overtime Is A Sign Of Being Unproductive
00:48:08 – Your Environment Can Impact Your Productivity
00:51:55 – Four Ways To Measure Employee Output

Gravity Forms – https://www.gravityforms.com/

Hands On Originals – https://outfitters.handsonoriginals.com/

Valve Playtesting – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yomqk0C6kE

Valve new Employee Handbook – https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/apps/valve/Valve_NewEmployeeHandbook.pdf

Dan Boe Part 1 – https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode61/

Dan Boe Part 2 – https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode62/