Nejatian: Hiring non-software leaders into tech generally fails
Kaz Nejatian · Kaz Nejatian: How Shopify Built a $90BN Business to Last 100 Years | E1189 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Aug 14, 2024 · at 1:00:49
Kaz Nejatian is the VP of Product and COO at Shopify. On 20VC with Harry Stebbings, he discusses executive hiring challenges and cross-industry recruitment.
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“Industry switching is very difficult. Like hiring marketers who are not from software into software generally doesn't work out. Hiring finance people who are not in software and software generally doesn't work out.”
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