1. Who You Need On Your Team
KATE KNIGHT, DIRECTOR, GROUNDFLOOR

2. Overview of Topics and Objectives
How to think about building your team
Skills vs “Types”
People you need on your startup team
Managing Your Team
Objectives
Take stock of your existing team
Consider which roles you need to fill and in what order you might fill them

3. Thinking about your team
Think back to orientation. We touched a little bit on the need for diverse teams for success. Think about your team like a stew. You need a lot of different ingredients; people with different experiences and skillsets (and, frankly, weaknesses) that complement one another nicely.
Boiling Stew by Ben Davis from the Noun Project

4. Your First 5 Hires are Critical
“Having the right team determines the path and outcome of a new venture more than any decision in the lifecycle of a company,” 
These are the people whom you’re going to want around for a long time, whom you’re going to trust with significant assignments, and whom you’ll need to call upon and rely on in times of great need.
team by b farias from the Noun Project

5. SKILLS
TYPES
Accounting Advertising Finance Manufacturing Marketing Planning Product Design Publicity Sales Supervising Web Design
Visionary Leader Workhorse Taskmaster Connector Industry Vet Cheerleader
People on your team can fit into multiple types.

6. Genius Diva Passionate Inspiring Creative
Visionary
Genius Diva Passionate Inspiring Creative
Genius, Diva, challenges team, asks for things others aren’t sure how they will deliver, passionate, high-risk, sees a need, inspiration, excitement, drive, pinpoints problems and imagines solutions
ambitious by AdbA Icons ❤️ from the Noun Project

7. Trustworthy Makes Hard Decisions Commands Respect People Will Follow
Leader
Trustworthy Makes Hard Decisions Commands Respect People Will Follow

8. Doer Technical Skill Rolls Up Sleeves Can-Do Attitude
Workhorse
Doer Technical Skill Rolls Up Sleeves Can-Do Attitude
Can make ideas REAL, expertise & diligence to move a project from start to finish, technical skills, rolls up his sleeves, gets down to business and accomplishes tasks
craftsman by Bureau Briganti from the Noun Project

9. Organization Delegation Systematic Accountability Impatient
Taskmaster
Organization Delegation Systematic Accountability Impatient
Close partner of the workhorse, expert in organization and delegation, builds and structures culture of success and hard work and progress. Detail oriented – operationalizes the ideas of the visionary, creates systems and makes sure everyone knows their role. Impatient, deadline driven, fast paced, holds feet to the fire, keeps people accountable.
Productivity by Gregor Cresnar from the Noun Project

10. Relationships Network Culture Community
Connector
Relationships Network Culture Community
Fosters a network of contacts and connections. Relationship builder with customers, investors, donors, advisors. Can set the tone for the organization – externally, but also internally. Can build community within the team.
connect by AlfredoCreates.com/icons & Flaticondesign.com from the Noun Project

11. Domain Knowledge Savvy Competitive Advantage
Industry Vet
Domain Knowledge Savvy Competitive Advantage
Knows how things are done in a particular sector/industry. Knows subtleties of the competitive landscape, Leader and industry vet are often the same person.

12. Optimistic Encouraging Morale Energetic Culture
Cheerleader
Optimistic Encouraging Morale Energetic Culture
This person keeps the team moving when challenges appear. They are the optimist and motivational.
Cheerleader by Marie Coons from the Noun Project

13. Managing Your Team
Now things can get quite complicated -- sometimes pretty quickly. You don’t necessarily want that hard-driving person to interface directly with your technical person. You might want to use the process-oriented individual as a buffer. On the other hand, maybe the person with the technical skills needs a kick in the butt.
This is more art than craft. It takes a great deal of judgment on the part of the entrepreneur on how to arrange the people on the team -- or in the stew. The point is that you are trying to offset skills and personalities, and that is tremendously important, especially in the beginning. 
mixing board by Nick Dominguez from the Noun Project

14. Who’s On YOUR Team?

15. CLOSING
Ultimately when it comes to a social impact business you need people that have a heart for the work you are doing. It will take everyone working in perfect harmony to make
nonprofit organization by Aneeque Ahmed from the Noun Project

16. Q&A