How Do We Create Career Paths Within Startups?

<p>Want to get your best employees to stick around?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Startup Therapy, Ryan Rutan and Wil Schroter talk about how contribution outweighs years of service, capabilities dictate career progression, and why Startups enable accelerated career growth.   </p><p><br></p><p>Listen in for tips on expanding careers without the hierarchy.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sign up for the Startups Newsletter</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.startups.com/newsletter"><strong>https://www.startups.com/newsletter</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>What To Listen For:</strong></p><ul> <li>[00:02:20] Hierarchy isn't necessary for people on the team to grow. </li> <li>[00:06:34] We want as flat of an organization as possible.  </li> <li>[00:10:05] What happens when you move to another company </li> <li>[00:11:50] Growth essentially needs to be unpacked.</li> <li>[00:15:31] Cash needs to align with contribution.</li> <li>[00:20:09] Opportunity wherein you can't go to another company because you pay the most in your current position.</li> <li>[00:22:54] Understand what's motivating folks to stay.</li> <li>[00:28:28] The reflection of your progression is through your capabilities. </li> <li>[00:30:27] Position progression shouldn't have anything to do with managing people. </li> <li>[00:33:33] Don't look at the years of experience, anyone can level up.</li> <li>[00:36:19] Measure employee value by contributions, not by time employed.</li> <li>[00:39:26] In smaller companies you can get your hands on stuff you couldn't touch before.</li> <li>[00:42:45] People can outgrow the company, or grow faster than the company's growth. </li> <li>[00:44:55] Title progression is not bound by who's ahead of you.</li> </ul>