""We were searching for a really long time for our founding engineer. The person that we ended up hiring, his work experience was a few months at an insurance company in Iowa. And before that, he had been a manager at a Taco Bell, and before that on a factory floor.""
""There's people out there that have things that are not valuable on résumés, but are incredibly cool. What it just shows is that level of obsession, because that can be put onto anything.""
""The thing that got me was not his tech. We asked him, like, what do you do for fun? And I have never seen a grin as big as on his face. He said, 'I like to ship code.'""
""As the company has grown in the past year, the leadership team has had to learn not only how to hire, but also how to keep the team motivated and happy.""
Bland, a voice AI company, rapidly expanded from pre-seed to Series B in 10 months, growing its team to 75. CEO Isaiah Granet emphasizes hiring for passion rather than traditional qualifications. Early hires included individuals with unconventional backgrounds, such as a former Taco Bell manager. The company prioritizes candidates who are deeply passionate about their interests. As Bland grows, leadership focuses on maintaining motivation and happiness among employees, implementing fair pay structures and ensuring equity understanding, while acknowledging the challenges of hiring less experienced talent.
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