In our last interview with Dan Sturman, former senior engineering lead at Cloudera and Google, he shares the general characteristics that he looks for when hiring on his team-what he calls "First Team" behavior. By building a team that prioritizes collaboration and feels empowered to make smart decisions, together, it allows Dan to do the same with his peers on the executive team. Meaning that he can focus on providing the CEO with thoughtful counsel, and along with his peers, help to better navigate and grow the organization.