{"id":3001,"date":"2012-01-18T04:45:38","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T12:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live.transcribeme.com\/?p=198"},"modified":"2024-08-01T18:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:37:06","slug":"startup-weekend-transribeme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcribeme.com\/blog\/startup-weekend-transribeme\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Weekend interviews Alexei Dunayev, CEO, TranscribeMe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Startup Weekend:<\/strong>\u00a0 How do you know when someone is the right fit for your team?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexei Dunayev:<\/strong>\u00a0I absolutely believe that having the right team is the key to success in an early stage startup. There is a lot to be said for having positive energy in a company, and the makeup of the team needs to consider that. We know someone is the right fit for the team when they have a passion for the business, ideas on how to develop it, and believe that it has a great chance to succeed. 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These roles are indeed at the opposite ends of the spectrum, but nevertheless the spectrum itself is really the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the city where Startup Weekend is being held, so there is lots of opportunity for collaboration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SW:<\/strong>\u00a0 How have you educated yourself (and your team) on the unforeseen challenges\/questions you\u2019ve had to deal with?<\/p>\n<p><strong>AD:<\/strong>\u00a0 By having passionate and dedicated people on the team, we were able to efficiently collaborate in this learning process and share the learnings throughout the team. We also found people with specific domain expertise outside the team to draw in as advisors and supporters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About TranscribeMe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/transcribeme.com\/\">TranscribeMe<\/a>\u00a0converts voice to text. 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