News Summary

• Kirill Bigai is the CEO of language-learning startup Preply.
• He said he's spending much of his time these days building out his team.
• Bigai said he has a number of questions he typically asks that help him build a fuller picture of a candidate.
• Preply has more than 800 employees and was valued at $1.2 billion in January..
• The company generally hires around its 10 core principles, which it groups into three categories: ambition, boldness, and collaboration.