It Will Never End - 10.23
Top Update:
I've been building a software company since June.
Hirexe is creating a new hiring experience. Finding/hiring great talent was the largest problem scaling our last company from 4 to >30 people, and something every business owner/hiring manager struggles with.
The platform actively recommends/matches ideal candidates with the best companies/hiring managers based on individual wants and needs. Think a scalable, industry-specific headhunter (but a software platform and <90% cost).
(The website/logo/branding is still under heavy construction; I haven't officially announced anything on LinkedIn - but wanted to share it with you all here first!)
We started writing code in August and are 'soft launching' Gen 1 in November. More to come then :)
I'm writing a 'Build in Public' series if you're interested in monthly updates. You can sign up for those here and automatically be added to the distribution list!
Top Writing:
Angel Investing (Loom Example)
Loom sold to Atlassian on 10/12 for 975M.
A 25K investment in 2015 would have been worth $3.75M today.
- You don't get those returns in real estate.
Overview of what institutional investors (VC's) are looking for with early-stage investments.
Napkin math breakdown:
Top Tweets:
Most Valuable Assets by Wealth Tiers:
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Wanna be worth >10M? You're gonna need your own business.
Helping Friends:
A personal ask here! I'm pulling the best resources available online to help with all things hiring/interviewing, etc.
If you have articles/podcasts/books, anything you can send me that would help with the following topics, please do:
- interview questions
- hiring best practices
- onboarding
- interview prep
Here are examples of what I'm pulling together (helpful articles on interviewing/hiring/scaling your organization)
Thanks in advance!
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Till next time,
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It Will Never End
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