recruiting

5 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Nov 3, 2022 by Lauren Ipsen · across every show →

Everything said about recruiting, oldest first

Nov 3, 2022 negative
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Ipsen: Recruiters instantly screen out candidates who jump quickly between companies
“And the first thing you're taught, like entry level recruiting one-on-one is recognized patterns of candidates that jump from place to place and don't give opportunities a full chance.”
Lauren Ipsen Nov 3, 2022 ▶ 41:09 Lessons from one of the world’s top executive recruiters | Lauren Ipsen (Daversa Partners, GC)
Feb 18, 2024 positive
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Lemkin: Startup CEOs must spend 20% on sales and 20% on recruiting
“If you're not spending 20% of your time in sales and 20% of your time in recruiting, you're failing as a founder. You need 20% of each. 20% in sales and 20% recruiting. Nothing else really matters at some level as a CEO, maybe not as founders, but as CEOs.”
Jason Lemkin Feb 18, 2024 ▶ 14:36 Building a world-class sales org | Jason Lemkin (SaaStr)
Aug 9, 2026
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Ward: Founders cannot claim talent is priority while outsourcing hiring
“If talent is number one, then there should be no obstacles to, in terms of effort or resourcing or time put in to get there, because that is paramount to your success. You just said that objectively. And so, you know, so if both can't be true, you know, you ca…”
Adam Ward Aug 9, 2026 ▶ 26:29 The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
Aug 9, 2026
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Ward: Nailing the first outreach prevents compounding candidate unresponsiveness
“And once someone's ignored one thing, it's much easier for them to ignore the second and third, but if you get the first one, right, you like condensed that, that, that activation timeline and effort.”
Adam Ward Aug 9, 2026 ▶ 35:31 The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
Aug 9, 2026
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Ward: Recruiters are confidence engines, not the ultimate hiring decision-makers
“I think a lot of companies recruiting owns the hiring goal. And I've yet to be in a company where recruiters are making hiring decisions. So these things are in conflict. Hiring managers or leaders or committees are making hiring decisions. And I feel like the…”
Adam Ward Aug 9, 2026 ▶ 28:11 The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
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