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In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sid Upadhyay, Co-Founder & CEO at WizeHire, CEO of WizeHire, a small business hiring platform that’s raised over $37 Million in funding, about why contemporary hiring means supporting people from the decision to hire through every stage that comes after, from background checks and payroll to insurance. With a bootstrap mentality and a client base of small businesses and mainstreet stores, WizeHire is bringing contemporary HR innovation to the masses.

We also speak about Sid’s considerations about whether bootstrapping or raising venture capital is the best strategy for starting a business, his early life in central Africa before finding the American dream, why finding the right staff is as much as about company culture as technical skills, and why, even as technology comes to dominate the HR space, there will always be a place for the uniquely human element.

Topics Discussed:

  • Sid’s early life in central Africa before he started living the American dream, and how his experiences changed him
  • The difficult choice between bootstrapping a new business or bringing venture capital on board
  • Why, when it comes to hiring, company culture is as important as securing a matching skills set
  • What really inspires Sid about working with small businesses and why he thinks hiring should be simple and affordable for every business
  • The future of technology in the hiring process, but why there will always be a role for humans to play

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