{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Grit","title":"Co-Founder & CEO Handshake, Garrett Lord: The Billion-Dollar Question That Changed College Recruiting","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a5cf724c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3178,"description":"Guest: Garrett Lord, CEO of Handshake\r\n\r\nIn this episode, we cover: The impostor syndrome — and crucial epiphany — that Garrett had while interning at Palantir (05:46); Starting the IT Oxygen club, and Trojan Horsing other college recruiters in Michigan (11:34); Does having a chip on your shoulder make you more powerful? (17:08); Living in the car, sleeping in McDonald’s parking lots, and showering at university pools (22:25); Hard work and the importance of luck to Handshake’s success (27:08); The difficult VC fundraising process, and finding a crucial ally: Former assistant dean of the Stanford GSB Andy Chan (30:55); Handshake’s first office: A Palo Alto mansion owned by one of LinkedIn’s co-founders (37:55); Growing fast and hiring a COO, Jonathan Stull (41:45); Is Handshake the next LinkedIn? “Why not LinkedIn plus Indeed?” (47:16)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jCea5f44KBONhOsyLyht9nXUrj2YBNfA6fc-kgyfWTM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzk3NzAvMTY2Nzg2/MjQyOC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}