You get to know them, they get to know you and see if they like you. Then they'll vote on you to become a prospect. You have to be sponsored by a Hells Angel.
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You create your opportunities by asking for them.
Usually people just hire me.
I like to hire the kind of people that I would want to be on stage with.
I think you need to have a very strong angel community that is committed to mentoring up-and-coming entrepreneurs.
The endorsement process is an evolution. What you try to do is you endorse someone that you believe in and their ideas and their solutions align with yours.
You get to be famous or have some notoriety and there are so many people who want a piece of you.
You come to the city, and you have a chance to find out who you really are.
I'd say you have to be really committed to the field, show up for every audition and to be aware that very few make it in this field.
I see many founders waste too much time trying to work their networks and/or ultimately settle for mediocre but available candidates. You will definitely have to interview hard for cultural fit, but the best talent isn't cheap.
I am looking for unknowns who are passionate and mission-based. But I don't try to tout the next great thing I want to get in front of, because I don't set that course. The entrepreneurs do that.
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