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2 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 1, 2022 by Parker Conrad · across every show →

Everything said about former founders, oldest first

Nov 1, 2022 positive
Disclosure
Conrad: Rippling employs around 50 former founders as product GMs
“Usually we love hiring former founders to run specific product lines and build them and really run them as general managers. We've been, you know, really successful at recruiting. I think we have now probably around 50 former founders that work at Rip Lane.”
Parker Conrad Nov 1, 2022 ▶ 9:50 Should You Start A Startup? | Startup School · Y Combinator
Aug 26, 2025 positive
Insight
Top YC startups follow a secret playbook: hire former founders first
“It's sort of like a secret playbook that a lot of YC companies, some of the best ones are all following is that the first people you want to hire all former founders.”
Gustaf Alströmer Aug 26, 2025 ▶ 34:06 How This 25-Year-Old Built A $675M Legal AI Startup (With No Legal Experience) · Y Combinator
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