A 4-loop, 5-signal interview that hires FDEs who survive Adopt, not just demo.

In Lesson 7.3 of GROW Course 7 (Practice Management), Doug Liles works through it with you. An interview structure that predicts Day-2 performance, not demo polish.

What you'll take away

- What to hire for

- The 4 loops

- The 5 signals

Chapters

(0:00) Cold open & the promise

(6:38) What to hire for

(13:16) The 4 loops

(19:55) The 5 signals

(26:33) Scoring the loop

(33:12) The decision

(39:50) The artifact & what to do Monday

Study guide, slide deck, blog companion, infographic (free)

- https://fde.goodcombinator.ai/lessons/FDE_Lesson_7_3

Audio companion is AI-narrated using NotebookLM. Explainer video is human-produced.

Public release

This full FDE Certification audio lesson is available publicly as part of GROW by Good Combinator.

Continue in GROW Skills Library: https://goodcombinator.com/grow/library

Episode metadata

Show: GROW by Good Combinator

Course: Course 7 - Practice Management

Lesson: 7.3

Season/Episode: 7/3

Runtime: 46:29

Access label: public-full-lesson

Source channel: spotify

Source audio: app/lessons/assets/course-7/7.3/7.3 Deep Dive Audio.m4a

Taxonomy: Domain=Practice Management; Career stage=Manager / Senior FDE; Skill level=Advanced; Asset type=Lesson; Outcome=Lead

CRM events: course_started, lesson_completed, cert_enrolled

Transcript and accessibility

Final transcript required before launch: https://goodcombinator.com/grow/courses/course-7/lesson-7.3/transcript

Accessibility requirement: reviewed audio, clear title, descriptive show notes, and transcript availability before launch.

Audio companion is AI-narrated using NotebookLM and disclosed here.

Credits

Host: Doug Liles

Producer: Good Combinator

Audio: NotebookLM AI narration (disclosed)