Sarah Nadel

COO, Learning Collider · 1 appearance on the record.

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Sara Nadel co-founded and served as CEO of StellarEmploy, an HR-technology startup that developed algorithmic matching tools for hourly workers. She holds a PhD in Public Policy from Harvard and serves as Chief Operating Officer at Learning Collider.

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5 assertions · 2 insights · 2 disclosures · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 5 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 1 is resolved, and 4 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

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Their most notable contradicted claim

Assertion Contradicted
Nadel: 60 million Americans work hourly jobs, comprising 40% of workforce
“There are sixty million Americans in hourly jobs. That's 40% of the labor force.”
Sarah Nadel Nov 23, 2018 ▶ 2:00 1217 We've increased employee retention 30% at call centers

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Everything Sarah Nadel said on Top Founders that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Insight
Nadel: Resumes are useless when screening hourly job applicants
“You don't really have to have a particular educational or professional background to do well on the job, so the resumes are actually useless.”
Sarah Nadel Nov 23, 2018 ▶ 4:02 1217 We've increased employee retention 30% at call centers
Insight
Nadel notes call center hiring over-indexes on personable but unqualified candidates
“And we discovered that, not surprisingly they are over-indexing on people who are personable. So then they hire people who are personable, they're not necessarily good at the job, et cetera.”
Sarah Nadel Nov 23, 2018 ▶ 4:12 1217 We've increased employee retention 30% at call centers
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Nadel claims Stellar Employ reduces turnover by 30% across five industries
“So we now have, we have demonstrated that we reduced turnover by 30% in five industries. So call centers, retail, fast food, delivery, fulfillment centers.”
Sarah Nadel Nov 23, 2018 ▶ 10:28 1217 We've increased employee retention 30% at call centers
Disclosure
Nadel seeks $1.5M to drive Stellar Employ to $3M ARR in 2019
“We looked at how long it takes to roll out, where we want to be, what we would need to get to. Three million ARR by the end of 2019, landed on about 1.5 million, which is what we're raising right now.”
Sarah Nadel Nov 23, 2018 ▶ 10:58 1217 We've increased employee retention 30% at call centers
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Stellar Employ filters approximately 2,000 hourly job applicants every week
“We're filtering about 2000 applicants every week. And we're and that's across three industries. Okay. Five locations.”
Sarah Nadel Nov 23, 2018 ▶ 11:43 1217 We've increased employee retention 30% at call centers
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Stellar Employ booked demos with three top call centers from 180 emails
“Sent a 180 emails to a swath of the population and got two second stage demos. We're still in conversation second stage demos with three of the top 20 call centers in the US.”
Sarah Nadel Nov 23, 2018 ▶ 13:37 1217 We've increased employee retention 30% at call centers
Assertion Contradicted
Nadel: 60 million Americans work hourly jobs, comprising 40% of workforce
“There are sixty million Americans in hourly jobs. That's 40% of the labor force.”
Sarah Nadel Nov 23, 2018 ▶ 2:00 1217 We've increased employee retention 30% at call centers
Disclosure
Stellar Employ charges clients roughly $100 for every successful hire
“We have tiered pricing, but it's kind of like a quick and dirty number is that we end up charging about a hundred dollars for every hire they make through our platform.”
Sarah Nadel Nov 23, 2018 ▶ 5:17 1217 We've increased employee retention 30% at call centers
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Nadel reveals Stellar Employ currently generates roughly $5,000 in monthly revenue
“We're about five K a month.”
Sarah Nadel Nov 23, 2018 ▶ 12:46 1217 We've increased employee retention 30% at call centers

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
1217 We've increased employee retention 30% at call centers Nov 23, 2018 8m
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