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So I’m hiring for head of growth right now, and the interview process is just me giving them $2500 💰
They then spend it advertising our startup, and the most creative and effective marketers get to the final interview
The strangest thing…very few candidates actually spent the money 😅
Out of the 8 candidates only 2 of them spent even a dollar
To make things even more interesting, although I felt this was a reasonable take home assignment, I don’t like having people work for me for free
So I even gave them affiliate incentives so they’d be compensated for the paid users they bring in with OUR money 🤯
I thought it’d be a fun challenge, but maybe the task was too hard or they felt it’d take too much time 🤷♂️
Some part of me feels like this is a win because I only want to work with scrappy people who can get results on small budgets
But there were some candidates I thought had a ton of potential, but they ghosted haha
Will think some more and tweak the next marketing interview accordingly
Any theories on why there was such a big drop off? 🧐
Jason Lin retweeted
People typically feel bad about their mistakes because they think in a shortsighted way about the bad outcome and not about the evolutionary process of which mistakes are an integral part. #principleoftheday (1/3)
Jason Lin retweeted
One of the most common questions I get from entrepreneurs is what kind of metrics VCs look for when thinking through investments.
Metrics are just one of many factors VCs consider, but here are my go-to resources for thinking through startup metrics:
Jason Lin retweeted
I’m honored to work with President @BarackObama and @MichelleObama on the Voyager Scholarship
I’m proud to announce the Voyager Scholarship with my friend @bchesky. We hope to provide young people with an interest in public service with some financial support to graduate college, exposure to travel, and the networks they need to make a difference. voyager-scholarship.obama.or…
Jason Lin retweeted
Any NFT creators interested in linking up to do a 100% for charity drop for Ukraine relief? @OriginProtocol will waive all proceeds and market heavily.
Reply or DM.
Great insights from @lennysan on angel investing. Helpful as I am thinking to formulate an angel network in Taiwan
lennysnewsletter.com/p/angel… – at Taipei City, Taiwan
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You know the future of metaverse is here when your developer just told you he got engaged with someone he was dating "virtually" for 3 years via Zoom (have never met in person FYI). – at Taipei City, Taiwan
Awesome advice so timely~ being demanding and supportive can co exist – at Taipei City, Taiwan
The best leaders are (both) demanding and supportive.
(As a bonus, I would bet this is the only thing you'll read today that talks about Mike Moritz, my parents, and Game of Thrones)
rkg.blog/demanding.php
Jason Lin retweeted
Been contributing product to @Climate_DAO and biggest differences:
1. Lot more experimental and room to test— web3 is still a new frontier
2. It’s more task oriented and a little less big picture oriented— you don’t necessarily “own” a product
3. Community is the new customer
Jason Lin retweeted
Founders who will pitch at the session.
@jas1383 from @talentbasket
@AlexanderDeeb from @ClassHook
@realkeyceo from @realkeyinc
Alex Calfee from @OplignJobs
@nowire77 from @storybolt_
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Pitch and Q&A for SaaS, Marketplace, Ed-tech, AI
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There are only two types of people truly crucial in any company. Someone who makes something and someone who sells it: gleam.io/blog/traction
"Good product discovery requires discovering opportunities as well as discovering solutions." - @ttorres bit.ly/2b9iZr2 #prodmgmt – at Taipei City, Taiwan