Harpaul Sambhi — Founder & CEO of Magical | Trials and Tribulations of Serial Entrepreneurship
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About The Guest
Harpaul Sambhi is an entrepreneur and current angel investor. He is the founder and CEO of Magical. He bootstrapped his first business, Careerify, serving over 250,000 users globally at customers such as Microsoft, Deloitte, Unilever, Blizzard Activision, and SpaceX. Careerify achieved profitability within its 2nd year of business and was acquired by LinkedIn in 2015, marking LinkedIn’s first acquisition outside of the United States. Harpaul joined LinkedIn and rebuilt Careerify and oversaw LinkedIn’s HCM initiative, and led product development for LinkedIn’s partner ecosystem in the recruitment space. After LinkedIn was acquired by Microsoft, Harpaul joined Microsoft’s Dynamics product team to build a best-in-class HR technology suite.
During his professional career, Harpaul has been fortunate to write a book, Social_HR, published by Carswell/Thomson-Reuters, analyzing the impact of social media on the HR Industry. This led to some very fortunate speaking opportunities across North America and Europe and becoming a lecturer at the Kellogg-Schulich School of Business.
Talking Points
00:00 — Intro
02:10 — Harpaul Sambhi’s origin story
07:10 — Harpaul’s entrepreneurial lessons
12:39 — Building a hiring process
15:55 — What to look for in candidates during an interview
19:01 — Managing input and feedback across your company
22:04 — How to hire the right fit for your team
25:28 — Top tips when looking for talent
28:54 — Finding value-driven people
31:47 — The importance of company values
35:14 — Ten things that you should never do in your business
41:33 — Advice for young entrepreneurs
43:21 — The most important character trait for success
45:50 — What startups should you invest in?
49:38 — Where do people connect with Harpaul Sambhi?
50:45 — Harpaul Sambhi’s biggest challenge
51:19 — Harpaul Sambhi’s mentor
51:47 — Harpaul Sambhi’s book or podcast recommendation
52:14 — Something Harpaul Sambhi would tell his 20-year-old self
52:23 — What does success mean to Harpaul Sambhi?
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