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Density averages 45 days to hire versus tech industry average of 75

Andrew Farah · 20VC: The Mindset The Best Investors Assume When Assessing Opportunities, Why So Many Hardware Startups Fail Today & The Right Way To Think About Employee Retention with Andrew Farah, Founder & CEO @ Density · Sep 7, 2018 · at 9:44

Andrew Farah is the founder and CEO of spatial analytics company Density. He discusses recruitment metrics and hiring efficiency with host Harry Stebbings.

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“The tech industry's averages is 75 days. I think we average about 45 days”

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