# How to hire and scale in web3

> The people you hire are just as important to your success as your product. In this talk, Mehdi Hasan (Head of Executive Talent, a16z crypto) and Craig Naylor (Head of Talent, a16z crypto) take a deep dive on hiring in web3, with advice and frameworks applicable to all founders – from defining your n...

- URL: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/videos/how-to-hire-and-scale-in-web3
- Authors: Craig Naylor, [Mehdi Hasan](https://a16zcrypto.com/team/mehdi-hasan)
- Published: 2023-06-29
- Updated: 2025-01-29
- Focus areas: company building
- Tags: hiring & recruiting, CSX 2023, people practices & HR, video
- Format: videos

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The people you hire are just as important to your success as your product. In this talk, Mehdi Hasan (Head of Executive Talent, a16z crypto) and Craig Naylor (Head of Talent, a16z crypto) take a deep dive on hiring in web3, with advice and frameworks applicable to all founders – from defining your needs and creating a hiring to building a talent brand people want to be part of.

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-   Craig: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-nay…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa05yVEMtNm1aT0hCMVZnY0JmUThucmpia1VCd3xBQ3Jtc0ttYml5YzJEdG4yYzk3cTVMMTdTWjVST2pmc054Zkc3SnZfVEhsMkJXMzNEM3dJTUNSNW1GTTVreGgwSnRMS3BORUl3MFVwbUJXblZRNGJzU282SzBwcjh3LVhjYXFsOGVyX01keUdaRlpWTE9FNXgwZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fcraig-naylor%2F&v=lTZOZ0iQ1EE)
-   Mehdi: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehdi-has…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFF4SS1QNkJBeXhTanN3TnQyTGRUWEtNTXZxd3xBQ3Jtc0tuNW1ZaGQxRVAtbkN6NmlHcjJWeFFJZmtmRG9Dak9tbl91SmpNbzIwUVlNQTZteWotcmpzQVkwN2pRQ2UzMUJlQXA2NUFzUktYcEJqa3ZwOENCemVGWWRkdEJSSlQ1cnIzcE8zN282Rm92Y2dPRkxXcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fmehdi-hasan715%2F&v=lTZOZ0iQ1EE)

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