How to build an awesome startup team

Before you can truly begin to grow, you’ll have to build your team. Team helps startups to grow even when founder is sleeping :-) What are things to care about while building your team ?

1. Talent is everywhere

Recruitment is a big challenge for startups. Initially you should not worry about the location of resource and building a globally spread virtual team is easy to do and cost effective. Specially for software startup Skype, Basecamp and GotoMeeting works well.

2. Run by Ideas not by hierarchy

Most startup make this mistake to build a hierarchy and assume that they are done. Avoid managers at initial stage who just delegates and build nice reports for you instead of getting involved in the vision and actual work. Real contributors who are getting their hands dirty with the problem should be listened and provided authority to take decisions.

3. More policies less output

No startup can be successful with average output from the team. Best way to get the maximum effort from the team is to motivate them by sharing the success stories, customer feedback, appreciation of work and letting them know why they matter. The moment you want to drive the team effort by the policies, it turns to mediocre result from the team.

4. No culture is also a culture

Worrying too much about team culture is not good for startups. Let it evolve by work and individual style of working. All we need to worry about the team output and getting the problem solved.

5. Ideas flow more smoothly on flat surface

Having a flat structure where everyone is free to ask questions and give ideas put the startup on right track. CEOs who are more open to listen criticism and ideas make good decisions.