Just dropped the 3rd Hirechain talent playbook—this one with Ryan Andersen (Kraken , Pantera Capital , o1Labs (httpz) . For founders scaling fast without killing culture. Link ⬇️ hirechain.io/playbook/from-…

New talent playbook w/Najdana Majors (our 5th Hirechain Talent drop). She scaled Celsius from 200 to 1,000, then built Web3-native systems at Everclear hirechain.io/playbook/build…

70% of top talent gets ignored because founders optimize for credentials over capability. Dominic Rohde's contrarian approach: → Capabilities = behaviors, not CVs → Hire for potential, not pedigree → Wait for real urgency Full playbook: hirechain.io/playbook/how-d…

Most founders mess up early hiring: – Outsource too soon – Chase perfect candidates – Overbuild systems Tina Tian’s Bridge playbook fixes the fundamentals. Founder-led. Senior-first. Culture-driven. #7 playbook in the Hirechain series. hirechain.io/playbook/found…

Most founders think hiring is a numbers game. Wrong. Jake Kerr (jakerr.eth) proves 5 targeted emails beat 300 spray-and-pray messages, if your process is dialed. The kicker: founders who delegate recruiting fail. Spend 30-50% of your time on it. hirechain.io/playbook/build…

Had a blast riffing on recruiting with the Hirechain folks ... Thanks Jac - Hirechain.io and Frankie Le Nguyen for the spotlight to jam on talent + people challenges for startups!

Playbook #10 w/Hirechain Matt Schwinden (helped scale Facebook Seattle, built The Graph's talent engine) on why traditional recruiting fails for technical teams His take: culture screening > skills github > job boards one warm intro > 1000 cold apps hirechain.io/playbook/cultu…

#11 in the talent playbook series w/Hirechain: Relationship-first recruiting w/evan (thebc12.base.eth) from Lazer 100% offer acceptance, zero attrition → treat rejected candidates better than most treat hires, prep every finalist, build community before hiring hirechain.io/playbook/the-r…

Playbook #12 w/Hirechain: recruiting early-stage teams w/Daniel Arango from Gauntlet Key insight: personal curiosity > process. Also: founders should own hiring way longer than they think, hire for slope not logos. hirechain.io/playbook/recru…

Playbook #13 with Hirechain: if you hide problems from candidates, you'll hire people who hide problems from you Julien Neree: CPO from Ryder shares exact runway in call one, bans "trust me" culture, never hires what he hasn't tried first. hirechain.io/playbook/trans…

New talent playbook w/ Rita Xu from Terminal 3: building remote-first culture without the chaos. Covers when founders stop hiring themselves (hint: not at 10 people), why 20-30 employees breaks everything, how to design connection that actually works hirechain.io/playbook/found…