Zach Lloyd: Warp requires a product management interview for every job candidate
Zach Lloyd · He quit Google & his 1st startup failed—but his 2nd grows at $1M ARR every 10 days. | Zach Llyod,... · PMF Show · Oct 9, 2025 · at 24:22
Zach Lloyd, founder and CEO of Warp, discusses how his startup operationalizes its core values across all hiring pipelines.
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“If you come to Warp, I don't know if it's the most unconventional thing, but, like, I only want to hire people who are a product-focused or product-oriented. And that could be in any role. It's true in engineering. It's true in marketing. It's true in sales. We put everyone who comes to warp through a it's like a PM interview is the final interview stage. We asked them to suggest ideas on how to improve the product. We asked them to explain like what problem it's fixing for a user.”
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