Thursday, August 21

How to Get Hiring Right… and What We Get Wrong

Learn the secrets to successful hiring and avoid common mistakes at our event - How to Get Hiring Right… and What We Get Wrong!

By Clutch City

Date and time

Location

100 W Liberty St

100 West Liberty Street Suite 670 Reno, NV 89501

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event.

Lineup

Agenda

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Open networking / drinks

6:00 PM - 6:15 PM

Welcome / Overview of the evening

David Ezell

6:15 PM - 6:23 PM

8 Minute talk: "Hire Like You Mean It: The Founder’s Guide to Building a Team"

Lindsay Bradley

Most founders hire reactively—driven by pressure or fear—instead of on purpose. That’s when things go sideways. Why? Because they skip a critical first step: getting clear on what they actually need....

6:23 PM - 6:31 PM

8 Minute talk: "Overlooked Talent: Interns Can Build Your Startup Faster"

Trevor Richardson

Most founders over-engineer their hiring plans - spending too much time chasing top-tier talent and not enough time leveraging one of the most accessible growth levers: interns. In this fast-moving t...

6:32 PM - 6:40 PM

8 Minute talk: "Hiring In The Age of AI"

Samuel Greene

This talk will share skills that are newly important (e.g. skills for managing AI agents even as an IC, "taste" to evaluate outputs, etc). Things that haven't changed (communication skills, tech skil...

6:40 PM - 7:00 PM

Breakout sessions

7:00 PM - 7:20 PM

Group learnings

7:20 PM - 7:30 PM

Wrap-up

About this event

Event lasts 2 hours
Free venue parking

Clutch City: Hands-on happy hour:Topic of the night:

"How to get hiring right... and what we get wrong". Hiring is one of the most make-or-break decisions founders face - and most of us get it wrong before we get it right. This month's Clutch City event dives deep into the real-world hiring lessons your business can't afford to ignore.

Important details:

100 West Liberty Street, Reno,

Suite 670 / Address Income office

Parking:

Street parking

What to expect:

• ✍️ Mini Keynotes: 3 powerhouse speakers will share short (8 minute) tactical talks rooted in real experience. No fluff. No 30,000 feet. Real things that work.

• 🔍 Breakout Sessions: Each speaker will lead a hands-on small group session to help you apply what you’ve learned directly to your business.

• 🍻 Drinks & Real Talk: Casual networking and community-building with founders, creators, and operators who actually get it.This isn’t a panel to passively watch. It’s a working session designed to move your business forward.

Speakers:

• Lindsay Bradley: Founder of Guided Arrows

• Trevor Richardson: Founder of Address Income

• Samuel Greene: Co-founder of FrontRace

Who it's for:

Clutch City is for entrepreneurs scaling service or product businesses, creators turning content into companies, startup founders looking for traction and operators who wan tot build smarter, not just harder.

What you'll leave with:

You'll leave with clarity on hiring, connections and at least one real breakthrough in your business.

What is Clutch City?

Clutch City is an experience. It's a bold, high-energy experience that speaks directly to entrepreneurs who show up when it matters most. It means delivering results in critical (clutch) moments. It's a mindset of focus, resilience, and execution when the stakes are high. Clutch City is built for people in the arena - founders, operators and creative builders who are done with fluff and ready for action. Whether you're bootstrapped, lightly funded or scaling fast - if you're between $250k - $3m/year, Clutch City is for you.

Sponsored by:

Organized by

Clutch City

Clutch City is an experience. It’s a bold, high energy experience that speaks directly to entrepreneurs who show up when it matters most. It means delivering results in critical (clutch) moments. It’s a mindset of focus, resilience, and execution when the stakes are high.

Whether you're bootstrapped, lightly funded, or scaling fast — if you’re between $250K and $3M/year, Clutch City is for you.

$17.83Aug 21 · 5:30 PM PDT