# Team Building with Nikki Adamson Nikki Adamson (CEO + Founder @ Hustle Hunters) writes about her own adventures in team building (mostly startups, also sports and family) as well as that of the many startups she partners with, especially with an emphasis on human-centered hiring Page: Feed: --- ## [The CEO Interview Problem Nobody Talks About](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/the-ceo-interview-problem-nobody) _2026-03-05 · Nikki Adamson_ How CEOs Accidentally Become a Checkbox instead of a Hiring Force Multiplier ## [What Wielding AI Reveals About Startup Talent](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/what-wielding-ai-reveals-about-startup) _2026-02-13 · Nikki Adamson_ The best operators turn tools into outcomes ## [How to Hire FAST](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/how-to-hire-fast) _2024-08-28 · Nikki Adamson_ How to make a hire (and run a FULL process) in 35 days, starting the search through start date (yes, it includes time for weekends) ## [It's Candidate Season: Elections & Hiring](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/its-candidate-season-elections-and) _2024-08-07 · Nikki Adamson_ Elections are basically candidates vying for the job, with a very large, unorganized hiring team that all want different things. Not too unsimilar to startups... ## [The Unsung Heroes of Startups:](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/the-unsung-heroes-of-startups) _2024-07-30 · Nikki Adamson_ Why Your People and Operations Leader is Crucial to Your Success ## [Updates to the Netflix Culture Memo](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/updates-to-the-netflix-culture-memo) _2024-07-01 · Nikki Adamson_ How to navigate this new roadmap for these leaner startup times ## [Mother's Monday 2024: Poverty](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/mothers-monday-2024-poverty) _2024-05-13 · Nikki Adamson_ why I'm thinking about Poverty as a recruiter today, and how you can too ## [(E14) The Future of Feedback: Insights from Mel Miller (Co-founder & COO @ Tandem)](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/e14-the-future-of-feedback-insights) _2024-05-03 · Nikki Adamson_ Welcome to Episode 14 of Defining Talent: Startup Superheros! [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/144280321/152f72637013e9fa063f1fed2ae437bc.mp3) ## [Unlocking Value: Startup Operations + People Leads](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/unlocking-value-startup-operations) _2024-04-22 · Nikki Adamson_ A 1 year check-in on the COS/COO's who startups hired in 2023, what projects they are tackling now, and how to unlock this next wave of impact ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qyX3VSpOrotN) _2024-04-22 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [(E13) Startup Hiring Strategies: Aligning Vision with Talent Featuring Tiffany Bassford, PMP (Mentor @ Techstars)](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/e13-startup-hiring-strategies-aligning) _2024-04-17 · Nikki Adamson_ Host: Nikki Adamson (me! [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/143627579/7dba4a5a50bde68d56769c5f4ecdc940.mp3)