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Why Startup Exec Hires Fail — Avoid €250K Mistakes with Diagnostic Hiring
Manage episode 497494979 series 3314925
What if every second leadership hire in your startup fails — costing you up to €250,000? In this episode of Startuprad.io, we uncover why so many startup executive hires flop and how diagnostic hiring is rewriting the rules of leadership selection.
What You'll Learn:
Why more than 50% of startup VP and C-level hires fail within 18 months
The real-world cost of a mis-hire (severance, lost growth, founder burnout)
How behavioral and cognitive assessments outperform gut-feel interviews
How to avoid founder bias when hiring for your first VP or CSO
The "First VP Dilemma" — resume readiness vs. real potential
What top-performing startup leaders actually have in common
Hiring timelines in the DACH region and how to plan around long notice periods
Why culture-fit and self-assessment tools often fail founders
Guest Spotlight:
Dominik Roth, founder of the DACH #1 leadership podcast CEO Career Code, has placed over 400 executives in VC- and PE-backed startups across Europe. He’s not your typical headhunter — he’s a psychologist-turned-strategist using diagnostics to predict executive performance before a mis-hire burns your runway.
Like what you hear? Follow Startuprad.io for more deep dives into European startup growth. Subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts — and leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review if this saved you from your next €250K mistake.
Guest Name: Dominik Roth, Founder of CEO Career Code
Blog Post: https://www.startuprad.io/post/startup-executive-hiring-avoiding-costly-leadership-mistakes
Youtube Full Video: https://youtu.be/iDqQo48u0Ls
Timestamps:
00:00 – Why 50% of Startup Executive Hires Fail
02:15 – The €250K Mistake: What a Bad Hire Really Costs
05:40 – Gut Feel vs. Diagnostic Hiring Explained
09:10 – The First VP Dilemma: Resume vs. Readiness
12:30 – Founder Bias and Emotional Hiring Mistakes
16:50 – How to Use Behavioral and Cognitive Assessments
21:15 – Hiring for Startups in the DACH Region
26:30 – Patterns of High-Performing Startup Leaders
28:43 – Dominik’s Mission to Change Hiring in Europe
✉️ Work with us: [email protected]
💬 Feedback: https://forms.gle/Qp53eVuc9P1RMqWj8
💼 Follow Jörn on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger
startup podcast, startup executive hiring, startup growth strategies, DACH startup leadership, venture capital insights, founder hiring mistakes, diagnostic hiring, scaleup leadership, B2B tech startups, startup burnout
217 episodes
Manage episode 497494979 series 3314925
What if every second leadership hire in your startup fails — costing you up to €250,000? In this episode of Startuprad.io, we uncover why so many startup executive hires flop and how diagnostic hiring is rewriting the rules of leadership selection.
What You'll Learn:
Why more than 50% of startup VP and C-level hires fail within 18 months
The real-world cost of a mis-hire (severance, lost growth, founder burnout)
How behavioral and cognitive assessments outperform gut-feel interviews
How to avoid founder bias when hiring for your first VP or CSO
The "First VP Dilemma" — resume readiness vs. real potential
What top-performing startup leaders actually have in common
Hiring timelines in the DACH region and how to plan around long notice periods
Why culture-fit and self-assessment tools often fail founders
Guest Spotlight:
Dominik Roth, founder of the DACH #1 leadership podcast CEO Career Code, has placed over 400 executives in VC- and PE-backed startups across Europe. He’s not your typical headhunter — he’s a psychologist-turned-strategist using diagnostics to predict executive performance before a mis-hire burns your runway.
Like what you hear? Follow Startuprad.io for more deep dives into European startup growth. Subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts — and leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review if this saved you from your next €250K mistake.
Guest Name: Dominik Roth, Founder of CEO Career Code
Blog Post: https://www.startuprad.io/post/startup-executive-hiring-avoiding-costly-leadership-mistakes
Youtube Full Video: https://youtu.be/iDqQo48u0Ls
Timestamps:
00:00 – Why 50% of Startup Executive Hires Fail
02:15 – The €250K Mistake: What a Bad Hire Really Costs
05:40 – Gut Feel vs. Diagnostic Hiring Explained
09:10 – The First VP Dilemma: Resume vs. Readiness
12:30 – Founder Bias and Emotional Hiring Mistakes
16:50 – How to Use Behavioral and Cognitive Assessments
21:15 – Hiring for Startups in the DACH Region
26:30 – Patterns of High-Performing Startup Leaders
28:43 – Dominik’s Mission to Change Hiring in Europe
✉️ Work with us: [email protected]
💬 Feedback: https://forms.gle/Qp53eVuc9P1RMqWj8
💼 Follow Jörn on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=joernmenninger
startup podcast, startup executive hiring, startup growth strategies, DACH startup leadership, venture capital insights, founder hiring mistakes, diagnostic hiring, scaleup leadership, B2B tech startups, startup burnout
217 episodes
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