Annkur spoke at Startup Saturday Pune - July 2015 on building a startup team and shaping its culture. He shared his learnings from hiring over 100 people in the last 10 years (blog post: http://e27.co/25-lessons-i-learnt-by-hiring-100-people-pricebabas-annkur-agarwal-20150406/)

1. BECOMING BATMAN
Annkur P Agarwal
founder ka co, PriceBaba.com
finding, building & nurturing startup teams

2. first things first
startups look cool, but they are a struggle

3. • MACBOOK TO EVERYONE WHO JOINS
• BEER AT OFFICE
• GOOD CHAIRS, TABLES, AC & INTERNET
• WEEKENDS OFF
• PARTIES IN AND OUT OF OFFICE
recruiting for startups in 2015

4. OK KIDDING.
(BUT DO CARE ABOUT THE INTERNET)
recruiting the right team

5. • take a bath
• smile
• hope
• sell
• smile more
• repeat
recruiting the right team
They need to align with you. Not the money.

6. • You Hire Youngsters, They Aren’t Polished
• Nor Is Your Business
• Nor Are You
• So HOW Do You Become BATMAN?
BUT YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM

7. • HARRY POTTER III - Prisoner of Azkaban
well, let me tell you a story

9. Who Is the Hero?

10. Sirius Black?

11. Potter?

12. Hermione?

13. Dumbledore.
• he made it happen
• yet at the end of the movie you feel someone else
is the hero
• Q: can you make your team the hero?

14. • Look out for
• Voluntary Work Done, Internships (meaningful ones)
• Good Communication skills (no not language)
• Cause / Mission Driven
• Ones who like you (not compulsory) and the idea
and the company
• Fire Soon. Please.
Ok the Easy Tips

15. Do you offer a seat on the rocket ship? PS: It is not about
the money, it is about growth!

16. Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if
one only remembers to turn on the light.
- Albus Dumbledore
Annkur P Agarwal
founder ka co, PriceBaba.com
@annkur
Thanks Headstart!

17. • images from
• http://blog.chron.com
• http://www.digitalspy.co.uk
• http://www.hypable.com
• wattpad.com
• harrypotter.wikia.com