Episode 4: Scaling Companies and Delegation with Sylain Pierre

Sylvain Pierre, founder of the Le Wagon Japan branch, joins us in this episode to share his experiences with scaling multiple companies. He talks about what it is like for a company to go through different stages of growth and how different types of organizational frameworks may work better. He also gives helpful advice on delegation and the hiring process for first time founders. 
  
Links from Guest Appearance 
LinkedIN
Sylvain Pierre Twitter
Le Wagon Japan - Coding Bootcamp

Links to resources mentioned in episode 
Winning by Jack Welch
Work Rules by Laszlo Bock

Show Summary 
0:49 Sylvain Pierre’s self introduction
3:08 Basic stages of scaling your company
3:38 Sylvain Pierre’s experience with creating a company in Vietnam
12:49 Open organization explained
14:03 Top down organization explained
15:59 Sylvain Pierre’s experience with the growth stages of Le Wagon
20:07 Hiring mistakes companies make and solutions to those problems
25:35 Additional thoughts on the hiring process
28:29 Background on delegation
33:15 Where to find Sylvain Pierre and what Le Wagon offers

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