This is our first time recruiting for Walkspots. While we’re not looking for full time employees, we do need some part time help. I wanted to take a minute about how we’re going about our recruiting process. We’re a small compnay, just Nam and I. One really important thing we learned from our corporate company is the value of ethics, integrity and honesty. Sounds odd those qualites to be assosciated with a large company, but they were were practiced. So we decided to put our a call for help, our request was pretty bare and lacking details. We posted (synopsis):

“Ideal candidate will have basic computer skills, basic ability to operate a digital a camera, and a strong desire to be an integral part of a growing business. Ability to conduct business in an ethical, honorable manner is required.”
I really wasn’t sure if anyone would apply for the position given that it was light on detail specific more about the character of the candidate than the work to be performed. Then, low and behold, I received about 30 inquiries the next day! judging by the resumes that were turned in and the email, our post really hit the spot. The candidates expressed how they embody our desired qualities and were ecstatic that there was a company that still valued these qualities. While we haven’t selected anyone yet, I’m sure we’ve found a great addition to the Walkspots team.

My advice, since one person can have such a huge impact on a startup’s success, sometimes personal character and quality are more valuable than technical skill. I’ll keep you posted on how this works out and share more about our process (and the rationale behind it) in future posts.

Hello everyone out there! This is our first blog post from our new project, Walkspots.com. We’re still building the site right now, but want to get a blog out to let you know what we’re up to and try to overcome our fear of blogging. We want to share what it is like to start a tech company in Colorado, let you get to know us, and show you some of things we’re working (and hope you think they’re as cool as we do!). Thanks for reading, and feel free to ask us any questions or signup for our (soon to be public) beta.