growth candidate
also referred to as: growth candidates
4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Dec 16, 2021 by Bangaly Kaba · across every show →
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Dec 16, 2021
Growth candidates relying on platitudes over first principles are red flags
“I think it's, I'd say red flags to me tend to be just a lot of platitudes and not, they can't really give specifics as to why. So when you ask like, okay, you said this, you said our business is, is weak in this area. Why? Like what makes you think about that?…”
Apr 6, 2022
Aug 10, 2022
Give growth candidates pre-built models to test difficult trade-offs
“The reason I like to give them the data beforehand, and the reason I tell founders that it's cool to give them the model beforehand, because if they were just picking, doing the model themselves, that they can't really challenge themselves. It's kind of like b…”
Jul 26, 2023
Batchu: Case study interviews should be required for growth roles at all levels
“I'm a big believer in doing a little bit of homework or a case study type of thing. And it works at, I think fundamentally you should do it for all levels. People often think about it as like something that you do for potentially a more junior candidate.”