Daniel Callaghan is the co-founder and chief executive of Veremark, a company specialising in background screening for prospective employees.
In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Callaghan discusses why you need to be prepared that your company might not take off immediately, why a great co-founder is essential and why the founding CEO is usually best-placed to run a company.
Which role was the most important early hire you made?
Whilst not an “early hire”, the most important recruit one can make is their co-founders. The impact this choice has is so fundamental that it will truly make or break your business.
It is of course great to like your co-founder(s) but it is equally important that you share similar values around work ethic, persistence, and vision for where you want the business to go....