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Divya Gugnani Discusses Hiring During Early Stage of Company

Speakers for this podcast

  • Co-Founder , Wander Beauty
  • female
  • Asian
  • 1976 (Age: 48 years old)

Biography

Divya Gugnani started her business career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and then moved on to private equity and venture capital at Investcorp International and FirstMark Capital. Currently she serves as the CEO of Send the Trend, which offers curated fashion accessories for women online. She also serves as CEO of Behind the Burner, a culinary media brand focused on tips, tricks and techniques for food, wine, mixology and nutrition. Gugnani currently advises several startups and established brands with board level roles. Most recently, she has co-founded Wander Beauty. She holds a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School as well as a degree from the French Culinary Institute.

I think in the early stages your needs in hiring are different than the later stages. So I would categorize them completely separately. So first, in the early stages of a business, I hire for two things and two things only. Literally. One is aptitude and the second is attitude. So when it comes...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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