Jun 3, 202538 min
Scaling Product Teams with Zendesk's Former Director Erica Wass.In this episode, I sit down with Erica Wass, one of Australia's most respected product leaders and Former Director of Product at Zendesk. We dive deep into...
About this Podcast:
StartUp Hiring is a podcast about what really happens when startups grow, through the people they bring in. Each episode features someone who’s lived it: founders making early hires, operators landing roles, and people building careers inside startups. We dig into what worked, what didn’t, and what they’d do differently. If you're building a team or trying to join one, this is for you. Subscribe to the StartUp Hiring Substack for deeper dives, tools, and real stories you won’t hear anywhere else.
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What is StartUp Hiring about?
StartUp Hiring is a podcast about what really happens when startups grow, through the people they bring in. Each episode features someone who’s lived it: founders making early hires, operators landing roles, and people building careers inside startups. We dig into what worked, what didn’t, and what they’d do differently.
What has StartUp Hiring covered recently?
Recent episodes include "StartUp Hiring #5 Erica Wass. Bad hires are a 2.5x salary burn." (3 June 2025, 38 minutes), "StartUp Hiring #5 Erica Wass. Bad hires are a 2.5x salary burn." (3 June 2025, 38 minutes), and "Daragh Kan - "There's no backup"" (28 May 2025, 37 minutes).
How often does StartUp Hiring publish?
StartUp Hiring publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 18 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on StartUp Hiring?
Booking probability for StartUp Hiring is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. StartUp Hiring requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. StartUp Hiring's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch StartUp Hiring?
The strongest fits for StartUp Hiring are Business & Management Consulting and Staffing & Recruiting. StartUp Hiring has a business audience.
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StartUp Hiring is a business podcast with 18 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Jun 3, 202538 minS0
<p>Scaling Product Teams with Zendesk's Former Director Erica Wass.In this episode, I sit down with Erica Wass, one of Australia's most respected product leaders and Former Director of Product at Zendesk. We dive deep...
StartUp Hiring
Daragh Kan - "There's no backup"
May 28, 202537 minS0<p>Daragh Kan has been the first product manager at not one but two fast-growing startups — Me&U (formerly Mr Yum) and Cuttable. He’s built products under pressure, scaled alongside founders, and brought a deep sense of...
- May 22, 202528 minS0
<p>Navigating Startups: Insights from Moving to Apple at 17 and Founding a BusinessIn this conversation, James Dale shares his journey from a 17-year-old intern at Apple to founding his own business. He dives deep into...
- May 14, 202530 minS0
<p>When Ben Mostafa joined MessageMedia, he didn’t know what a CTO was. By the time he left, he’d been one. Over nearly ten years, he helped grow the company through different phases of scale, infrastructure-heavy tech...
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- May 14, 202533 minS0
<p>$3bn +. That's the deal value that Paul Perrett has overseen as a leader, making him without doubt one of Australia's most successful B2B SaaS leaders. In this video, you'll learn how Paul thinks about the power of...
- May 9, 202456 minS0
<p>Welcome to Start, Scale, Grow - the ultimate destination for technology companies looking to level up their hiring game. Whether you're just starting out or well on your way to becoming a major player in your...
- Apr 15, 202438 minS0
<p>In all walks of life, trends drift in and out of popularity. Recruiting is no different. For years, personality profiling was a large part of many companies hiring processes. As the battle for talent got fiercer...
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StartUp Hiring #11 Jason Atkins. Demystifying Equity.
Dec 13, 202338 minS0<p>In this episode, Jason Atkins the Co-Founder and President of Cake Equity shares his insights and demystifies the world of staff equity. From tax breaks to staff engagement, there are so many benefits to doing this...
- Nov 17, 202348 minS0
<p>In this episode, Alana Bennett discusses the challenges of building and maintaining connections in a remote/distributed workforce. We’re all humans. And like most other mammals we are social beats. We thrive on and...
- Oct 31, 202342 minS0
<p>Meqa is the owner/founder of the Unforgettable agency. She's on a mission to help companies stop employing people and start enrolling them. In this episode, we discuss how we all want to feel part of a tribe, how to...
- Oct 8, 202343 minS0
<p>»»» Matt Woodard is a mainstay of the Australian Talent Acquisition community. With close to 2 decades of experience hiring for leading technology companies and now running his own business, Scalr, we thought he...
- Jun 14, 202338 minS0
<p>With over a decade of software engineering exp Adam has been through interview processes with several big-name tech companies. He’s got some great thoughts and opinions on what things stand out as really positive and...
- May 9, 202338 minS0
<p>Matthew Clements is a "responsible steward of capital" ™️ AKA VP of Growth at Budgetly. Ker-ching 💰With 12 years of sales and 6 years of leadership experience, Matthew brings a wealth of experience in the tech...
- May 2, 202338 minS0
<p>Catherine Toms is one half (some would say the best half) of The Toms, a digital marketing consultancy that helps marketing teams to cut through all the noise in an evolving and shifting market.As an ex-recruiter she...
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StartUp Hiring #4 Lauren Grimes. Lessons in early stage hiring from an Engineering leader.
Apr 4, 202341 minS0<p>Engineering Leader Lauren Grimes talk to us about the challenges and fun of early-stage hiring The Melbourne success story that is Xplor was the first role where she was responsible for hiring and not just a...
Mar 20, 202354 minS1<p>When we say that Sam Robb is a StartUp hiring veteran we don't mean that he's 65, we mean that he's been through several fast-growth StartUp journeys. His experience with organisations such as A Cloud Guru, My Yum...
Feb 12, 202349 minS1<p>In this episode, Talent Acquisition leader Mitch King shares his insights into StartUp hiring. When he joined a scrappy startup called Linktree that had a simple yet big idea, he couldn't have imagined growing the...
Jan 30, 202346 minS0<p>Welcome to today's episode (the first!) of Start, Scale. Grow, where we delve into the crucial aspect of hiring for startups and businesses of all sizes. Interviewing is a vital aspect of building a strong team, but...
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James Dale
Head of Adversary Simulation, Queensland University of Technology
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Adam Beck
Director of the division of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy, professor of surgery, director of quality and associate chief medical quality officer, University of Alabama
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Erica Wass
Zendesk
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Ben Mostafa
MessageMedia
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