10x Recruiting

In this episode, Nolan sits down with Thach Nguyen, a recruiting leader who’s made his mark across heavy hitters like Airbnb, Sword, & Google and now runs his own exec search firm, Plenty Search. They cover what recruiting can learn from sales, why incentives in recruiting are out of whack, and the power of finding undiscovered talent.

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❇️ Key Topics (audio episode timestamps) 

04:53 How the best companies in the world build talent density 

08:59 Founders' discomfort with HR 

12:44 It’s ok to ask dumb questions to understand the business

15:43 Why the recruiting role is outdated 

17:00 The 2 key things recruiters should focus on for success 

20:45 Why recruiting shouldn’t be so black and white 

23:50 Creative strategies for giving founder feedback 

27:35 The power of identifying undiscovered talent  

31:42 Grit and perseverance in startups 

33:25 Embracing loyalty over traditional resumes

What is 10x Recruiting?

10x Recruiting is the podcast from Metaview that brings you real, unfiltered conversations with today’s top talent leaders. In each episode, Nolan Church (former Carta CPO & DoorDash Head of Talent) and his guests will challenge popular thinking and spark new ideas about what it takes to build world-class teams. We’ll bring you actionable tactics you can actually put into practice now and real metrics to understand what great looks like. Always with an eye towards the future, we’ll keep you in the know about how to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of recruiting.