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Marc Lore: Candidates with top-10% resumes and SPOTIC traits are hired on the spot
“And if I find a top 10% resume with spotty traits, home run, and then I hire them on the spot. I don't need to do any references at that point. They've already proven on their resume and do the values that they're amazing.”
Marc Lore targets a $500M fund concentrated in 15 companies
“Yeah, it would be, you know, more like 15 investments. How do you put ten million seed in a company, and then the company winds up, let's say you own 40% for ten million, and then the company winds up doing a fifty million dollar round that you lead to keep yo…”
Marc Lore: Reference checks almost never change hiring decisions
“It's very, very, very rare, and I talked to people about this, that you'll actually change your mind from a reference. Like, I want to hire this person, let me check the references, and then you're like, no, now I'm not going to hire the person. Or, I don't th…”
Marc Lore: I will never accept referral candidates without top-10% resumes
“Most people don't really understand what a superstar is, so I, for the most part, I will never take a recommendation unless the resume is Fits the description.”
Marc Lore: Walmart Acquired Jet.com for Talent and Tech, Not Customers
“When Walmart made the acquisition, that was a, probably the single biggest reason why they were interested in spending three billion dollars for Jet. It certainly wasn't the market penetration, the customers that they were buying. They were buying the team and…”