In the beginning, startups have nothing but an idea - and a team of true believers who hope to bring it to reality. Everything is riding on the success of that team. And yet ‘HR’ is the last thing that any startup thinks about, perhaps it implies bureaucracy. So here are some reasons to think otherwise and a few steps that startups should undertake early on, to improve individual performance and lengthen the odds of success. In This Episode | Discussion Points (00:34) Why the people function should be a priority (03:24) It becomes a pressing need after about 10 people (04:50) Early employees cannot keep up by themselves (06:34) Even when the future is unclear, it's important to have some structure (10:54) Startups can start doing the basics first (14:00) Don’t forget to also have career conversations (17:56) Skipping this step makes it 10x harder later (19:20) Wrap up Small Talk With RainKraft is a top 10 show in India. If you’re serious about your professional future, do follow the show for actionable advice and career-lifting conversations. Links Show ⁠notes and full transcript⁠ for the episode. Hosts: ⁠Subha Chandrasekaran⁠ is an ICF-certified leadership and career-growth coach with over 22 years of experience (corporate & entrepreneurial) leading people and businesses to explore their potential. Prior to this, she held senior leadership positions in Citi India. ⁠Hasita⁠ is a marketing strategist who dives deep to create sustainable, results-oriented B2B marketing wins. You can find us on LinkedIn here: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/subhachandrasekaran/⁠ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasita/⁠ _____________________________ Catch all our podcast episodes at ⁠www.rainkraft.in/podcast⁠ Get links to the podcast on your favourite streaming service for podcasts. This podcast is powered by CrazyTok: We help dreamers become doers. Find us on our ⁠Website⁠, ⁠LinkedIn⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ or ⁠Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rainkraft/message