recruiter

also referred to as: recruiters

5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Apr 28, 2017 by Jason Brown · across every show →

Everything said about recruiter, oldest first

Apr 28, 2017 negative
Insight
Brown: Candidates sourced through executive recruiters suffer from adverse selection
“There's just a huge adverse selection out there. Any candidate that is coming to you through a recruiter is they might be good, but they're not the absolute best candidates. The absolute best candidates are never looking for a job. Those are the people that ge…”
Jason Brown Apr 28, 2017 ▶ 7:36 20VC: Why Move Fast and Break Things Is Not Right, How To Instil Radical Candor In Your Organisation & What Founders Must Ask For From Their Investors with Jason Brown, Founder & CEO @ Tally
Jan 25, 2021 positive
Disclosure
Libin: We pay recruiters specifically to source out-of-network candidates
“So we spend money on recruiters and we specifically tell recruiters that we are paying you money to send us people that are outside of our comfort zones and outside of our networks, because we know plenty of, you know, middle-aged white dudes.”
Phil Libin Jan 25, 2021 ▶ 7:14 20VC: Evernote & mmhmm Founder Phil Libin on Why We are Beginning a Multi-Trillion Dollar Restructuring of the World, Why Shortcuts are the Biggest Mistakes Startups Make & The Future of Video and The Unbundling of Zoom
Apr 12, 2024
Assertion Contradicted
Blond: Brex Never Used Recruiters to Source Sales Talent
“At Brex, we did not use recruiters, internal or external, to source candidates for the sales organization Ever.”
Sam Blond Apr 12, 2024 ▶ 22:11 Sam Blond: Why Startups are Doing Outbound Wrong and How to Fix It | E1139 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 6, 2024 negative
Opinion
Chirls: VC platform services like BD and recruiting do not move the needle
“So like what I think I'm, what I said, what I don't think has, what I don't think moves the needle is services. I don't think that services, you know, a business development team, a recruiter, et cetera, are actually going to be the difference between success …”
Nicholas Chirls Sep 6, 2024 ▶ 49:18 Nicholas Chirls: Why Big VCs Ruin Startups, VC is a Ponzi Scheme Today & Most VCs are Bankers |E1198 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 20, 2025 positive
Opinion
Hiremath: Recruiter is the most prestigious position in any company
“I think being a recruiter is the highest prestige position in any company. The recruiter is the one who controls the talent inflows and outflows of every company.”
Adarsh Hiremath Feb 20, 2025 ▶ 0:16 Adarsh Hiremath @ Mercor: The Fastest Growing Startup in Silicon Valley | E1261 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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