Solomou: Hiring candidates lacking culture fit creates organizational chaos
Solly Solomou · Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Feb 14, 2025 · at 35:27
Solly Solomou is the Founder and CEO of LADbible Group. He discusses operational lessons on why technical skills should never override cultural alignment in hiring.
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“So for me, putting more emphasis on taking a little bit more time with hiring, being clear on what the culture is, and also accepting that maybe that person with that additional experience or that additional technical skillset, Is probably not the right person on the basis that they under index on the cultural fit, and therefore they're gonna create chaos.”
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