Khazzam: Float runs blind simultaneous voting in hiring debriefs
Rob Khazzam · Rob Khazzam, Founder of Float (ex-Uber GM) | How High-Performing Teams Lead to Product Market Fit · PMF Show · May 1, 2023 · at 22:12
Rob Khazzam, CEO of Float, describes how his startup eliminated bias during hiring panel debriefs.
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“So before we hired anyone, before we shared feedback, I, you know, we do debriefs and we'd say before anyone says anything, don't tell us what you think about the person on the count of three, thumbs up, thumbs down, so that you couldn't be biased by, you know, if I was a thumbs up and Griffin was a thumbs down, Griffin couldn't wait to hear what I said. He'd say thumbs down. It was like, oh, interesting. Why were you a thumbs down? And we talk it out.”
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