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Sandra Schwarzer

Jun 24, 2026

13:52
In this market where the velocity is unlike anything else and the competition for talent is so strong, particularly amongst the fastest growing businesses, what can founders do to stand out from the crowds to win that battle?
14:05
I must say, personally, I'm very opposed to using all this war terminology that is very prevalent in San Francisco and is kind of coming over from time to time here.
14:13
But we have been in these situations before where the market was so buoyant and hot that the employee and candidate actually had the upper hand.
14:23
And you needed to hire incredibly fast and you needed to find the right people.
14:26
And they had usually multiple offers and you needed to tell them a story of why they had to come to you.
14:31
And that hasn't changed.
14:32
What's changed right now is the speed and the number of companies who are doing it concurrently.

10 MINS LATER

24:27
But I think these are like two common mistakes that I see when it comes to hiring is not debriefing and then not also be decisive enough.

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