‘How to kill a company?’ Shark Tank's Anupam Mittal has advice for entrepreneurs
Anupam Mittal, founder of Shaadi.com and Shark Tank judge, shared advice on building a successful leadership team. He emphasized the importance of hiring the right people, as wrong leadership can kill a company. Mittal suggested having multiple meetings with prospective hires in a relaxed environment, conducting unnamed reference checks through personal networks, and focusing on hiring "builders" who have traits like high learning agility, strong ownership, outcome orientation, and candor. He concluded that building a winning leadership team takes time but is essential for reducing workload.