Insights on startup recruiting for AI-era teams. Frameworks and data from Human in the Loop Talent.
A seven-step system for seed to Series B teams, starting before the job description.
What predicts success at seed stage, and what an early mis-hire actually costs.
Three channels that compound, and how to compete without top-of-market cash.
One signal per interview, written evidence first, and questions that actually predict success.
Why onboarding fails through under-specification, and why early employees really leave.
A seven-part operating system for technical hiring before a recruiting function exists.
When to run the search personally, and when an external recruiter earns the fee.
The four benefits that are real, what each is worth, and the cases where the fee is not.
Senior PM or product leader, the constraint the hire must remove, what to test for, and why product management recruitment for tech startups fails on decision rights rather than candidates.
Which roles to fill and in what order, by working backwards from the next milestone to the constraint each hire removes. The strategy, as distinct from the process for any one search.