Company Hiring Series
Loom broke 3 big hiring 'best practices' and called it a talent strategy. And it worked spectacularly well.
Loom broke 3 big hiring 'best practices' and called it a talent strategy. And it worked spectacularly well.
One of their tactics was adopting async videos in unconventional ways, using using videos to give candidates more personal attention, not less.
November 19, 2024
How Slack hired its way to a $27.7B exit
How Slack hired its way to a $27.7B exit
Why you should hire oddballs and ask weird questions
October 31, 2024
How DoorDash Hires "General Athletes" Instead of focusing on experience
How DoorDash Hires "General Athletes" Instead of focusing on experience
The talent secrets behind the $78 billion delivery app
October 31, 2024
Silicon Valley didn't take Shopify seriously, so they built a talent ecosystem elsewhere. Now, they're harder to get into than Harvard.
Silicon Valley didn't take Shopify seriously, so they built a talent ecosystem elsewhere. Now, they're harder to get into than Harvard.
And the "learner's organization" Shopify created in Canada persists even after going 100% remote.
October 31, 2024
Hire slow, win fast: Why Linear's expensive and time-consuming hiring strategy actually works.
Hire slow, win fast: Why Linear's expensive and time-consuming hiring strategy actually works.
Standard interviews are like speed dating — they can feel superficial and be misleading. So they do paid work trials.
September 24, 2024
Raise the bar or leave it: Netflix’s high-stakes talent strategy for high-performance teams
Raise the bar or leave it: Netflix’s high-stakes talent strategy for high-performance teams
Netflix isn’t a family – it's a team. And on a team, you play your best or you get benched.
September 9, 2024
Building the team that built a billion-dollar SaaS business: Why Zapier gambled on a contrarian talent strategy from Day 0.
Building the team that built a billion-dollar SaaS business: Why Zapier gambled on a contrarian talent strategy from Day 0.
Remote work paved the downfall of many startups. But Zapier (and its valuation) has only been on the rise.
August 28, 2024
Why is everyone lining up to work for a green owl? How Duolingo created a "talent vortex" to fuel growth.
Why is everyone lining up to work for a green owl? How Duolingo created a "talent vortex" to fuel growth.
Growth is hard. Hiring for growth is even harder. But some companies have cracked the code, and Duolingo is one of them.
August 21, 2024
Sheer audacity: How SpaceX built a relentless team that redefined an industry
Sheer audacity: How SpaceX built a relentless team that redefined an industry
The hiring principles that set SpaceX up for success are rooted in the same sheer audacity that helped the company launch nearly 400 rockets. But you don’t have to be rocket scientist to a build similarly driven team.
August 8, 2024
Hiring Killer Operators: Lessons from the early days of Uber
Hiring Killer Operators: Lessons from the early days of Uber
Discover how Uber's team of top-notch operators propelled the company to success. Learn invaluable hiring lessons from their journey and tips for hiring your own killer operators.
July 10, 2024
Finding the right people takes time: OpenAI’s hiring playbook
Finding the right people takes time: OpenAI’s hiring playbook
Good hiring processes take time. OpenAI embraces quality over speed when needed, ensuring every hire furthers their mission. Learn how they hire top talent.
June 18, 2024
Nvidia's $2 Trillion Recruiting Playbook
Nvidia's $2 Trillion Recruiting Playbook
Four easy-to-scale recruiting strategies employed by Nvidia.
April 3, 2024
Airbnb: Recruiting for Culture
Airbnb: Recruiting for Culture
A blueprint for optimizing your startup's cultural DNA from day 1.
March 26, 2024
Stripe's recruiting philosophy: seeking impatient, curious optimists
Stripe's recruiting philosophy: seeking impatient, curious optimists
Learn how Stripe built one of Silicon Valley's best teams
March 20, 2024
Rippling Recruiting: how they hire ex-founders
Rippling Recruiting: how they hire ex-founders
4 essential elements for exponential staffing, from the playbook of an HR disruptor
March 13, 2024
How Scale AI maintains high talent density
How Scale AI maintains high talent density
4 actionable lessons we can learn from how Scale AI recruits the best talent and maintains a high talent density
March 6, 2024
How Superhuman hires talent
How Superhuman hires talent
Superhuman… fitting name for this company. Let’s dive deeper into how they built their super team.
February 15, 2024
Ramp's approach to hiring (optimizing for velocity)
Ramp's approach to hiring (optimizing for velocity)
What if we told you Ramp becoming one of fastest growing SaaS companies ever was 100% intentional (designed & executed)?
February 6, 2024