Ten-X Talent
Helping company founders and leaders design, align, and motivate their teams for scale and change in the world of AI
The default approach to building tech startups
The Chicken Bus Strategy
A chicken bus is the default form of transportation in developing countries. It involves stacking people, their livestock, and other random items inside and on top of a barely serviceable truck. Repairs to the truck are improvised and often made while the vehicle is in motion. Passenger comfort, let alone safety, is not a priority.Startups often follow a similar approach when it comes to building their teams. In the early days, it works - getting the company from zero to one doesn't need to be pretty.But things start to go sideways when it's time to scale. And, like the Chicken Bus, the results can be disastrous. Hiring mistakes pile up, poison culture, and derail progress. People Ops infrastructure strains and breaks. Growth stalls.
About Ten-X Talent
Talent strategy by Design, not by default
Ten-X Talent helps tech company founders and leaders design their companies for scale; implement strategies that align and motivate their teams, and; grow into the leaders their companies deserve.Engagements begin with a Deep Dive assessment, where we collect data to understand company growth goals as well as evaluate current talent, team, and organizational capabilities. The next step is the delivery of key findings and an actionable Blueprint specifically designed to accelerate company growth... with intention. Blueprints often include:
Implementation of leadership and organizational structures optimized for the next stage of growth
Design and implementation of scalable recruiting and people ops programs
Recruiter, people ops, and hiring manager training
Individual and team leadership coaching
Executive search services for key roles
Build the Right Bus for Your Team
It's been said that success is all about putting the right people on the bus. This is definitely true. But achieving scalable, repeatable success also requires company leaders to design and build, with intention, the bus itself.
Meet Robert Hatta
Over the past 15 years, I have worked with hundreds of early and growth stage tech startups as a partner within VC funds, guiding founders to understand and implement strategies that grow their teams with intention and, ultimately, build more successful companies. Today I work with owners and founders of businesses transitioning from legacy technology or service models into more product-forward and tech-led offerings enabled by AI.I spent my early career building and launching new products for tech companies that include Apple, Netflix, and Virgin Mobile (as well as a bunch of failed startups you likely never heard of). Throughout, I learned the anatomy of world-class teams, how to build them, and how to align them through culture and communication.I am also an avid world traveler, visiting over 50 countries so far. I've spent my fair share of time on the Chicken Bus, both figuratively and literally.