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b'"[When hiring,] you\'re asking someone you\'ve just met to effectively babysit your child. That\'s the sort of trust you need to have...you\'re effectively giving them your baby to help it scale." \\u2014 Duncan Finlayson, Partner @ True\\n\\nHiring top-tier talent for your startup is arguably as important as developing a good product. A new hire is a big investment that affects a team\'s productivity and a company\'s culture. Startups can\'t afford the cost of a bad hire so recruiting wisely is essential, albeit extremely difficult.\\n\\nDuncan Finlayson, a partner at True, a global executive search firm with over 15 offices worldwide, spends his days helping fast-growing companies find top-tier talent. In this episode of This Much I Know, Duncan sits down with Seedcamp partner Carlos Espinal to discuss the best ways to work with recruiters and hire talent for scaling teams. His go-to advice? Hire people who are willing to put skin in the game. An eagerness for equity can be a very good sign.\\n\\nLinks:\\nCarlos Espinal - twitter.com/cee\\nDuncan Finlayson - twitter.com/FinlaysonDuncan\\nSeedcamp - www.seedcamp.com\\nTrue - www.trueplatform.com'