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How do you find out if a candidate actually did that *thing*? We present: The Five Clicks of Depth. In this episode of Green Tea 🍵, Dolly and Ray go Hollywood 📽 and demonstrate how Five Clicks into a candidate's experience can help both the interviewer and interviewee have a more productive conversation. What are some best practices that you employ in your interviews? #interviews #hiring #greentea #terratalent

A few months ago we placed Jaime Waydo on Turntide Technologies' board. Jaime is a galaxy-class technologist who worked at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's for nearly 14 years and was technically responsible for the Mars Rover. She's spent the last ten years in leadership at Waymo, Apple, and Cavnue before accepting a CEO position at WHOOP. Any organization is lucky to have her. Turntide Technologies makes intelligent, sustainable motor systems. Turntide applies its Technology for Sustainable Operations across buildings, agriculture, and transportation segments.

How should founders approach equity distribution? In this week's episode of Green Tea 🍵, Dolly and Ray explore why equity is a powerful hiring tool for founders, the appropriate amount to allocate to employees, and how to effectively share your equity story. Hint: Promising that you're going to have a billion dollar exit in 3 years will likely come off as pure fiction 🦄. What are your views on equity compensation for early-stage startups? #equity #startups #greentea #terratalent

We met Morgan almost exactly one year ago, and since then have had the pleasure of helping build the core product team at Geoship to realize the future of home for humanity. Meet Andrew, Zuhir and Kyle: Andrew brings experience from Zipline and Tesla, playing a crucial role in conceptualizing and launching the Tesla's GA4 production line that more than doubled the Model 3's output. Zuhir comes from Bloom, Nuro, and OnePointOne, where he notably helped design and ship a large, complex farming system from scratch. Kyle most recently sat on The Boring Company's R&D drill team, helping to revolutionize tunneling. Collectively they represent an example of what we love to do most at TT - build bold and badass teams, poised to create paradigm shifts across all aspects of the real world. Watch this space.

Did you know an effective onboarding process can boost new hire retention by 82% and increase productivity by 70%? 🚀 In this week's episode of Green Tea 🍵, Dolly and Ray share simple yet impactful steps companies can take to ensure new hires thrive. Their top recommendations include setting clear targets, maintaining honest communication, and creating a welcoming environment. What are your top tips for effective onboarding? Share your thoughts below! #onboarding #hiring #greentea

No Applicant Tracking System (ATS)? No problem. 🍵 In this week's episode of Green Tea, Dolly and Ray discuss how you can leverage tools like Airtable to bootstrap a budget-friendly ATS to monitor and track candidates. Also, check out our playbook on recruiting tools and software, linked in the comments. #ATS #recruiting #hiring #greentea

🚀 Last week, on June 6th, SpaceX successfully conducted the fourth test flight of its Starship launch system. 🍵 In this week's episode of Green Tea, Dolly and Ray dive into the details of the launch and explore what makes SpaceX truly exceptional. Dolly also shares some valuable lessons from SpaceX that can be applied to the climate tech sector. 💬 Did you catch the launch? We’d love to hear your thoughts! #Starship #SpaceX #GreenTea #ClimateTech #Innovation

For over a century, we've been chasing the holy grail of almost infinite energy through nuclear fusion, but it has always seemed just out of reach. Is that finally changing? In this week's episode of Green Tea 🍵 , Dolly and Ray explore the recent surge of activity in the fusion space since Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's groundbreaking demonstration in December 2022. A special shout out to Fuse for their recent feature in Not Boring (linked in the comments), Xcimer Energy Corporation's for their impressive $100MM raise announced just a few days ago, and Thea Energy for a $20MM raise announced earlier this year. #NuclearFusion #GreenEnergy #TerraTalent #GreenTea

Resilience, the Little Prince, and... Giraffes? 🦒 Yes, our Terra Talent logo is open to a myriad of interpretations! In this week's episode of Green Tea 🍵, join Dolly and Ray as they dive into the story behind our distinctive logo. They'll share their personal perspectives and unveil the creative journey behind its inception. A special thanks to our talented designer, Monika Sharma, for bringing our vision to life! What does our logo evoke for you? #logo #greentea #terratalent #climatetech

“People Systems Engineering” - what in the world do we mean by that? In this week's episode of Green Tea 🍵, Dolly and Ray delve into the concept of "People Systems Engineering" and explore how it ties into homophily (the tendency for similar individuals to connect and behave similarly) and heterogeneity (the richness of diverse traits and backgrounds) in team building. What philosophies or frameworks have you used to build effective teams? Share your insights! #GreenTea #TeamBuilding #Diversity