7 points to retain talent at your startup

I have been running Creatosaurus for close to 4 years now and have been documenting my work very inconsistently as vlogs but recently I have again started to build in public with weekly drops on YouTube.

One thing I learned is that retaining talent is the key to your startup growth and today I'm going to share 7 points that I have learned in my journey.

1. Hiring

• It all starts from your first interaction with the candidate.
• I proceed with a casual call and in that conversation, you will have the gut feeling about the candidate being a good fit for your startup.
• Hire a candidate which is perfect for your startup.

2. Truth

• I always say the truth even it means that I would lose the member. (Fun fact: This has helped the most in retaining)
• Never give false commitments. I commit to what I can deliver to my team members.
• Trust builds more trust.

3. Transparency

• Our team members know in and out about our business, clients and revenue.
• Openly discussing the good and the bad points.
• Being vulnerable and accepting it
• Asking for help is good.

4. Culture

• Starting from my first call to our day to day discussions, culture impacts the most.
• Stating the vision, mission & goals clearly and believing in the team that we can reach the end of the journey together.
• Culture is your day to day decisions and behaviour.

5. Relation building

• It's not about the weekly casual call it's about being friendly.
• I try to see the common points between me and the team and bond & build a relationship with every individual.
• This creates a relationship deeper than just professional work.

6. Work

• Working on their personal and professional growth, so that they can also excel in their life.
• Team constantly needs new & exciting things to work upon, monotony is the biggest contributor to attrition.
• It's not always work, work, work... remember that.

7. Good things fall apart

• Sometimes few stay together.
• Sometimes it's better if they leave.
• It's not about who left you, it's about who is with you till the end of the journey that matters.
• Don't get obsessed over candidates.
• Sometimes moving apart is better.

In the end, keep that spark alive ✨⚡️

What are the other ways through which you retain talent? Would like to learn more about this.

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