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442: Launching Flex with Bitcoin Talent Co

Aug 30, 2023
TFTC Podcast

442: Launching Flex with Bitcoin Talent Co

442: Launching Flex with Bitcoin Talent Co

Michael Tanguma and Andy Thompson rejoin the show to give an update on the state of finding and hiring talent in the bitcoin space as well as the launch of their new FLEX product. FLEX enables companies to tap into a global workforce of individuals looking for contract jobs at varying levels of competency. Anything from a part-time front-end developer to a part-time CFO. Beyond an update on Bitcoin Talent Co, the discussion meanders into a broader conversation about how companies should think about growing their teams and businesses while keeping burn rate and opex in mind.

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Timestamps

5:30 - Welcome back, Bitcoin Talent Co.

8:37 - Flex supply side market

13:39 - Interest on both sides

20:50 - Hiring missteps

25:01 - Hi Trevor!

25:58 - Further mistakes

31:23 - Misallocation of resources

34:56 - Acting with urgency

36:50 - Opportunity for efficiency increasing

41:55 - Talent competition at global level

43:29 - Expanding and iterating

51:02 - Plugs and wrap up

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