0:00:01.001,0:00:04.813 What's one interview question [br]you ask every prospective employee? 0:00:05.073,0:00:07.472 I'm fortunate that [br]a bunch of my founding team 0:00:07.472,0:00:08.846 is still with me, 0:00:08.846,0:00:12.250 and we were friends off the bat 0:00:12.250,0:00:14.625 so we can be very comfortable [br]with each other. 0:00:14.625,0:00:17.879 So, I'd say the first question [br]I ask is actually, 0:00:17.879,0:00:20.429 "Tell me your story." 0:00:20.429,0:00:21.892 It may seem pretty simple, 0:00:21.892,0:00:23.431 but really what I'm looking for 0:00:23.431,0:00:25.534 is creativity, 0:00:25.534,0:00:26.704 honesty, 0:00:26.704,0:00:28.937 and probably the most [br]important characteristic 0:00:28.937,0:00:30.522 that no one ever talks about 0:00:30.522,0:00:32.302 is sense of humor. 0:00:32.302,0:00:34.867 If you can't roll with [br]my existing team 0:00:34.867,0:00:36.112 and laugh at [br]the same jokes as us 0:00:36.112,0:00:38.490 and get it done at [br]the same pace as us, 0:00:38.490,0:00:40.782 then you can't [br]contribute to the team, 0:00:40.782,0:00:43.684 and that would be [br]horrible for you, you know? 0:00:43.684,0:00:45.278 You don't want to be[br]in an environment 0:00:45.278,0:00:46.602 where you don't really feel 0:00:46.602,0:00:48.492 like you're a part of the family. 0:00:48.492,0:00:49.942 So, I start from there. 0:00:49.942,0:00:50.597 What's your story? 0:00:50.597,0:00:52.347 Who are you? 0:00:53.854,0:00:55.774 Click any of these[br]fortune cookies to see 0:00:55.774,0:00:58.573 your questions and [br]follow-up questions explored. 0:00:58.573,0:01:01.244 Click this cookie to return[br]to the intro video 0:01:01.244,0:01:03.343 and see what this series[br]is all about, 0:01:03.343,0:01:05.398 or click this cookie to suggest 0:01:05.398,0:01:06.763 alternative questions, 0:01:06.763,0:01:07.529 participants, 0:01:07.529,0:01:08.607 or career paths 0:01:08.607,0:01:10.339 for future videos.