How to Win the War For Talent with Jason Nazar (pt. 1)

Our featured interview for Episode 3 is none other than Jason Nazar, the co-founder and former CEO of Docstoc, and the creator and host of Startups Uncensored, the longest running and most widely attended technology gathering in southern California

As an active tech entrepreneur, investor, writer, and speaker, Jason knows a thing or two about creating strong teams, inspiring cultures, and work environments in which individuals can become their ideal selves.

In our conversation Jason describes his first foray into entrepreneurship at age seven, explains why he did a 180 on the importance of culture, and reveals the three hiring rules that helped make DocStoc go from a mere idea to a massive online repository of business intelligence with more than 50 million registered users.

Our conversation with Jason was too good to cut short, so we made it into two parts. 

Key Takeaways

• Jason explains why the ability to handle pressure and uncertainty is a defining characteristic of good leaders. 
• Jason’s a firm believer that a certain amount of internal pressure is a necessity, and discusses how to develop good pressure within an organization.
• Jason tell us why, at a certain point, it’s more important to be a coach/cheerleader rather than the sprinter at the front of the pack. 
• Jason talks about how the What and How will always be an obstacle if your company doesn’t have a strong Why.
• Jason describes his complete 180 on the importance of culture, and how it became an afterthought to the thing he starts with first when building a new company. 
• Finally, Jason reveals the three hiring practice that helped make DocStoc great. 

Links

• DocStoc.com
• Startups Uncensored
• Jason's writing on Forbes.com
• Jason’s writing on WSJ.com
• @JasonNazar on Twitter
• Jason Nazar on LinkedIn

Recommended Reading

• The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
• People Over Profit by Dale Partridge
• Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
• Talent is Overratedby Geoff Colvin

 

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