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AV7 | C-suite Hiring and Why “Business Problems are People Problems”| Minh Giang - Newing Company| AVV Founders & Friends AVV Founders and Friends
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Corporates are much better than startups at hiring impactful C-level leaders and it isn’t just because they pay more. Fortunately, startups can apply the same methods and mindsets to find the right people solutions to their business problems. Minh Giang, former partner of Talent and Culture at Mekong Capital sheds light on executive, corporate hiring and the approaches she employed to recruit CEOs and C-level hires for companies in Mekong Capital’s portfolio (Vietnamese Australian School, Pizza 4Ps, Pharmacity etc.)
She is Giang is currently the Founder and Partner of Leaders and Culture at Newing Company, a coaching and consulting company that provides leadership development for individuals, teams, and helps lead organizational behavior changes.
In This Episode
(00:30) Meet Minh Giang(02:59) About Newing(03:58) First recruitment and Mekong(06:05) Qualities to look for in a candidate(07:16) How crucial is the culture fit round?(09:44) Why you should not skip reference checks(12:26) Must ask questions in the interview(15:31) Onboarding is part of hiring process(18:15) Firing vs retaining an employee(22:38) How to set up a candidate for success(24:28) All business problems are people problems(27:40) Journey from investor to founder(29:21) How to hire in survival mode(32:00) The role of HR and CFO(34:09) 30 Second PitchThe AVV Founders and Friends podcast is a Top 10 podcast in Vietnam. If you’re an entrepreneur or interested in the Vietnamese and SE Asian startup ecosystem, subscribe now so you never miss an episode
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Show notes and full transcript for the episodeOur Guests
Minh Giang is the Co-Founder and Partner of Leaders and Culture at Newing Company, a Vietnamese company focused on developing leadership for individuals, teams, and organizations.
She served as General Director of Talent and Culture and was also a member of the Board of Directors of Mekong Capital prior to building Newing. She had previously worked as a recruitment consultant for VietnamWorks.
She serves on the advisory board of A Plus Mineral Material Corporation in Vietnam and on the executive board of the Ho Chi Minh City Association for Women Executives and Entrepreneurs (HAWEE)'s strategy and membership committee.
Your HostsHau Ly is the partner at Ascend Vietnam Ventures focused on portfolio success and has been in the VC space for six years.
Adrian Latortue is portfolio manager at 500 Startups Vietnam, prior to which he was a founder himself and an early member of the Uber team in Southeast Asia. He’s lived in Vietnam, working with Vietnamese startups for 12 years.—-In this podcast we interview successful founders in Vietnam and South East Asia to discuss their journeys, especially the stories and challenges of their first few months. Learn and be inspired by how some of the hottest startups in the region made early hires, raised funds, found product-market fit and so much more. If you're a startup founder in South East Asia or aspiring to be one, please follow the show, share it with fellow entrepreneurs and send in your stories. We'd love to hear from you!
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Corporates are much better than startups at hiring impactful C-level leaders and it isn’t just because they pay more. Fortunately, startups can apply the same methods and mindsets to find the right people solutions to their business problems. Minh Giang, former partner of Talent and Culture at Mekong Capital sheds light on executive, corporate hiring and the approaches she employed to recruit CEOs and C-level hires for companies in Mekong Capital’s portfolio (Vietnamese Australian School, Pizza 4Ps, Pharmacity etc.)
She is Giang is currently the Founder and Partner of Leaders and Culture at Newing Company, a coaching and consulting company that provides leadership development for individuals, teams, and helps lead organizational behavior changes.
In This Episode
(00:30) Meet Minh Giang(02:59) About Newing(03:58) First recruitment and Mekong(06:05) Qualities to look for in a candidate(07:16) How crucial is the culture fit round?(09:44) Why you should not skip reference checks(12:26) Must ask questions in the interview(15:31) Onboarding is part of hiring process(18:15) Firing vs retaining an employee(22:38) How to set up a candidate for success(24:28) All business problems are people problems(27:40) Journey from investor to founder(29:21) How to hire in survival mode(32:00) The role of HR and CFO(34:09) 30 Second PitchThe AVV Founders and Friends podcast is a Top 10 podcast in Vietnam. If you’re an entrepreneur or interested in the Vietnamese and SE Asian startup ecosystem, subscribe now so you never miss an episode
Links
Show notes and full transcript for the episodeOur Guests
Minh Giang is the Co-Founder and Partner of Leaders and Culture at Newing Company, a Vietnamese company focused on developing leadership for individuals, teams, and organizations.
She served as General Director of Talent and Culture and was also a member of the Board of Directors of Mekong Capital prior to building Newing. She had previously worked as a recruitment consultant for VietnamWorks.
She serves on the advisory board of A Plus Mineral Material Corporation in Vietnam and on the executive board of the Ho Chi Minh City Association for Women Executives and Entrepreneurs (HAWEE)'s strategy and membership committee.
Your HostsHau Ly is the partner at Ascend Vietnam Ventures focused on portfolio success and has been in the VC space for six years.
Adrian Latortue is portfolio manager at 500 Startups Vietnam, prior to which he was a founder himself and an early member of the Uber team in Southeast Asia. He’s lived in Vietnam, working with Vietnamese startups for 12 years.—-In this podcast we interview successful founders in Vietnam and South East Asia to discuss their journeys, especially the stories and challenges of their first few months. Learn and be inspired by how some of the hottest startups in the region made early hires, raised funds, found product-market fit and so much more. If you're a startup founder in South East Asia or aspiring to be one, please follow the show, share it with fellow entrepreneurs and send in your stories. We'd love to hear from you!
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This podcast is powered by CrazyTok: We help experts become influencers.
Find us on our Website, LinkedIn or Instagram
38 min