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How to Hire Remote Workers: Why 73% Fail & How to Succeed | Nearshore Staffing with Luis D

Episode Description

Serial entrepreneur Luis D reveals why 73% of offshore hiring fails and how his REMOTE Intelligence Framework achieves 95% success. Learn to hire Latin American talent at 60-70% cost savings, avoid AI resume fraud, and scale your startup faster. Luis built the first Latin American tech startup to get US VC funding and pioneered distributed teams in 2003—before Zoom or Slack existed.

Key Takeaways

✅ The 7 Offshore Team Death Traps killing remote hires ✅ REMOTE Framework: Rigorous selection, Expert onboarding, Managed support, Optimized performance ✅ How to spot AI deepfake interviews and fake identities ✅ Nearshore vs offshore: Time zone advantages ✅ "Ideas aren't unique. Execution is key" ✅ When to hire earlier than you think you can afford

Time Stamps

00:00 Mexican candy smuggling to tech entrepreneur 04:00 Building distributed teams before remote work existed 08:00 73% of offshore projects fail—here's why 09:00 7 Death Trap components (Talent Mirage, Cultural Chasm, Hidden Costs) 14:00 REMOTE Intelligence Framework explained 19:00 Rigorous talent vetting process 22:00 AI fraud: Deepfakes and fake accents 28:00 "Ideas aren't unique. Execution is key" 30:00 Zone of genius: Hire earlier with 70% savings 35:00 95% success rate vs 27% industry average

Guest: Luis D

Founder of Near You (NIR-U) Nearshore Staffing | First Latin American tech startup with US VC funding | 14-year CEO | Remote work pioneer since 2003

Company: Near You—helps $1M-$25M companies hire Latin American talent Success Rate: 95% (vs 27% industry standard) Cost Savings: 60-70% compared to US hiring

Resources

📚 Book: The Offshore Team Death Trap by Luis D ($4.99)

• 7 failure components + REMOTE framework solutions 📖 Scaling Up by Vern Harnish (goal-setting methodology)

Connect

Website: NIR-U.com LinkedIn: Luis D + Near You Free consultation for $1M+ revenue compani

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