How to CEO: Interview Scorecards

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1	Mark Josephson – How to CEO Series
2	Executive Coaching for CEOs & High Growth Leadership Teams
3	https://markjosephson.net	https://blog.markjosephson.net	https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjosephson/
4	Steal this scorecard. Make it your own. Use it to run a better interview.
5	This corresponds to this post in my "How to CEO" Series.
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7	Interview Focus	What You're Evaluating	Score (1–5)	Notes

8	Technical Depth + Breadth (Q1)	Do they have real hands-on experience across the stack—front end, back end, infra, cloud, and mobile? Can they still code when it counts?
9	Ability to Ship + Make Trade-Offs (Q2)	Can they move fast while making smart trade-offs between speed, scale, and quality? Will they cut to ship, and own the outcome?
10	Strategic Tech Judgment (Q3)	Can they balance short-term velocity with long-term architecture? Have they built systems that work and scale?
11	Business Alignment + Curiosity (Q4)	Do they care about the customer, the market, and the company goals? Are they curious and product-minded—or just code-first?
12	Talent Magnet + Leadership Style (Q5)	Can they recruit and retain great engineers? Do great people want to follow them? Can they lead with clarity and empathy?
13	Final Gut Check	Would I trust this person to own the technology, the team, and the execution—right next to me, under pressure, every day?
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