Summary Ian Whiteford is an expert in building world-class teams and fostering impactful cultures for disruptive tech companies. With a background in a Global Investment Bank and a scaling technology firm, he founded Rebel HR to guide rapidly growing organizations, particularly in the cryptocurrency and Web3 space. Ian's focus is redesigning people and talent processes to empower employees and enable career ownership. His advisory work extends to scaling fintech companies and a large electric mobility firm. As an avid HR enthusiast, Ian constantly explores management, culture, and leadership literature for continuous growth.

Shownotes 00:02:58 - Intro & context 00:08:58 - VC vs DAO 00:14:28 - Talentflows, Web 2 vs Web 3 00:22:28 - Improbable learnings, scaling from 50-1.200, EUR 500 M Softbank funding 00:28:28 - C-Suite partnering 00:30:58 - Scientific approach to org design 00:36:58 - People Infrastructure, People Ops, Mistakes vs Opportunities 00:42:58 - Recommendations

Links Ian Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-whiteford-10145225/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/ Thomas e-mail: thomas@pplwise.com pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Book recommendations Built for people https://www.amazon.de/Transforming-People-Operations-Evidence-based-Performance/dp/1398608025