HOME/SEASON 2/Why Skills Come Second ft Arjun Vaidya

Why Skills Come Second ft Arjun Vaidya

25 December 202511K viewsTHE INNOVATORS & DISRUPTORS PODCAST

EPISODE NOTES

Skills can be taught. Values can’t. Arjun Vaidya explains a lesson most founders learn the hard way. In the early days, they didn’t hire for perfect resumes or polished skill sets. They hired for cultural fit. Startups aren’t built by people who know everything on Day 1. They’re built by people who are willing to learn together. Here’s the founder takeaway hiding in this story: 🔺 Hire for values before skills 🔺 Learning speed beats prior experience 🔺 Cultural alignment creates compounding teams 🔺 Skills change, ethos doesn’t 🔺 The right people grow with the business If you wait to hire only “ready-made” talent, you’ll wait forever. If you hire learners with the right values, you’ll build faster than you imagined. 👉 Subscribe for more founder insights: https://yt.openinapp.co/zwu

WATCH OR LISTEN

Watch on YouTube
Opens in YouTube
Listen on Apple Podcasts
Listen on Spotify
Back to Season 2