20VC: The Ultimate Hiring Playbook: Five Questions to Ask Every New Hire | What Makes Truly Great Leaders and How They Give Feedback | Do VCs Really Add Value; Lessons from Hard Fundraises with Matteo Franceschetti, Co-Founder @ Eight Sleep

Matteo Franceschetti is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Eight Sleep, a company dedicated to fueling human potential through optimal sleep. To date, Matteo has raised over $160M for the business from the likes of Founders Fund, Ryan Petersen, Naval Ravikant, Kevin Hart, AROD and many more. In Todays Episode with Matteo Franceschetti We Discuss: 1. Why Did Sleep Need "Solving": • Why did Matteo decide he wanted to spend decades of his life-solving sleep? • If Matteo has known how hard it was going to be, would he do it again? • What does Matteo know now that he wishes he had known at the start of the journey? 2. Hiring the Best Team: • What is Matteo's playbook for hiring? • What are the five questions that Matteo asks in every interview? • What are big red flags? What are strong signals of great talent? • If people have been let go in a RIFF, is that a concern? • How does Matteo construct hiring panels? What vote count is enough for an approved hire? • What are Matteo's biggest lessons on title and pay a new hire receives? • What are some of Matteo's biggest lessons when it comes to firing people? 3. Funding the Business: • What was the hardest round to raise? Why? • Are investors justified in their skepticism of hardware? • What are the single biggest pieces of advice Matteo would give to founders on raising? • How impactful has it been having Keith Rabois and Founders Fund as an investor? • Do VCs really add value? 4. Mastering Health, Sleep and Nutrition: • How does your diet impact the quality of sleep you have? • How does exercise and the time of exercise impact your sleep? • What are some common rules on sleep that are BS and myths? • What are some of the most non-obvious truths about getting great sleep?