Yossi Mlynsky
Founder & CEO, UpStack. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Yossi Mlynsky is the founder and CEO of UpStack, a talent network that vets and matches remote software developers with scaling technology companies. Prior to UpStack, he held engineering and product leadership roles at companies such as Macquarie Bank, Monster, and Kazaa.
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Everything Yossi Mlynsky said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Mlynsky: Relying on dev agency project managers leads to disaster
“The number one rule is you have to work directly with the developer, no intermediary, no project manager. So if the project manager is a great communicator, but the developer isn't, or you don't even know who the developer is, that's the biggest disaster that …”
Mlynsky: Savvy investors will not fund startups built by third-party dev agencies
“If you're a startup that wants to raise money, there's no bigger red flag for an investor that when you're using a third party agency, I don't think any savvy investor will ever invest in a company who is building their product in that particular way. Unless o…”
Mlynsky: True candidate quality is only proven on the job
“Hiring fast and firing fast is, you know, really important. You really only find out if someone's good on the job”
Mlynsky: Top remote developers always have outside side projects
“If somebody says, Hey, I'm working on my own side project, don't get defensive and be like, well, what about me? You got to work for me full time. And, you know, think it's a bad thing. It's a good thing because anyone who's good is going to be Working on some…”
Mlynsky: Quality audio, video, and internet are non-negotiable for remote workers
“Having your video on, you know, most of the time is, in my opinion, a requirement, and having good audio and good internet connection is just Those things are not negotiable, and if you have to buy the hardware for them, that's just part of the hire.”
Mlynsky: Contract-to-hire is the best model for building core teams
“I'm a big believer in the sort of contract to hire model where you start off with someone contract. And then from those guys, you actually hire them full time.”
Mlynsky: InVision hires remote talent for diverse viewpoints over cost savings
“They hire people in, in remote locations, not to save money. They hire people in remote locations to get different cultural viewpoints and to get different inputs into their product. Different ways of seeing things”
Mlynsky: Never hire candidates you would not want coffee with
“When you're interviewing them, what I'm looking for in my number one rule, I suppose is really my only real secret source of everything that I've been doing at Upstack, you know, for over five years, you know, is really, you need to basically want to go for a …”
Mlynsky: One-month trial periods protect team morale if hires leave
“Often when somebody joins, they start off, you know, sort of knowing that really the first Two to four weeks of the first month, let's say is going to be a trial essentially, and you know, we'll see how it goes. If they leave during that month, that doesn't re…”
Mlynsky: Lateness or audio issues during remote interviews are major red flags
“When you're interviewing someone, you know, I expect them to have video on, I expect them to have audio on, I expect them to be on time to a meeting. If they're late, it is actually a big red flag, and if they have audio connection issues, it is actually a big…”
Mlynsky: Remote work shifted from startup taboo to a key selling point
“The word remote used to be taboo. Almost. It used to be like secondary. Definitely. If you went to a San Francisco or a New York based startup, these sorts of hot places where there's a lot of VC money flowing wild. Having everyone in, in your local location w…”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Yossi's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
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 WE LIVE TO BUILDLEDGER | Founder & CEO, UpStack | 1 | 11 | — | full record on We Live to Build → |