Lindsay Bradley

Trevor Richardson

David Ezell

Samuel Greene

How to Get Hiring Right… and What We Get Wrong

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.

Clutch City

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

100 W Liberty St

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 &amp; 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:

Agenda

Open networking / drinks

Welcome / Overview of the evening

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. Hiring isn’t about just filling a seat — it’s about building a team that moves your business forward.

If you can’t clearly define what you need and how it connects to your culture and business goals, you’ll waste time, money, and energy hiring the wrong fit (even if they look great on paper)!

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

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 talk, Trevor Richardson shares how strategic use of interns can unlock scale, speed and systemized execution across your company.

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

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 skills where relevant, culture fit, etc). Having a way evaluate performance effectively with clearly defined goals / metrics, etc so your new hire has clear expectations.