Network Velocity: Evaluating Hiring Networks for Speed, Not Size
Hiring someone with 10,000 connections who takes 3 months to fill one role? Or 800 connections who fills four in the same time? The difference is Network Velocity—and most founders evaluate it wrong. Here's the framework that changes how you hire talent and leadership.
Network Velocity: Evaluating Hiring Networks for Speed, Not Size
Hiring someone with 10,000 connections who takes 3 months to fill one role? Or 800 connections who fills four in the same time? The difference is Network Velocity—and most founders evaluate it wrong. Here's the framework that changes how you hire talent and leadership.
3 Hiring Shifts Founders Need to Make For 2026
Navigating the Talent Divide: Essential Hiring Strategies for AI and Crypto Founders in 2026
3 Hiring Shifts Founders Need to Make For 2026
Navigating the Talent Divide: Essential Hiring Strategies for AI and Crypto Founders in 2026
AI Wants Pedigree. Crypto Wants Proof. The Real Filter is Ownership.
AI companies hire from Stanford and MIT. Crypto companies hire builders who ship onchain. On paper, these look like opposite philosophies—one hyper-institutional, one anti-institutional. But when you look at who actually succeeds in both industries, they're the same people. Extreme owners who treat their role like they're the founder, ship without waiting for permission, and make work their identity. The hiring signals differ. The trait being selected for is identical. Both industries are mis...
AI Wants Pedigree. Crypto Wants Proof. The Real Filter is Ownership.
AI companies hire from Stanford and MIT. Crypto companies hire builders who ship onchain. On paper, these look like opposite philosophies—one hyper-institutional, one anti-institutional. But when you look at who actually succeeds in both industries, they're the same people. Extreme owners who treat their role like they're the founder, ship without waiting for permission, and make work their identity. The hiring signals differ. The trait being selected for is identical. Both industries are mis...
Crypto’s Next Talent War Isn’t for Solidity Devs — It’s for Fintech Engineers
The next crypto boom won’t be coded in Solidity alone—it’ll be built by fintech engineers.
Crypto’s Next Talent War Isn’t for Solidity Devs — It’s for Fintech Engineers
The next crypto boom won’t be coded in Solidity alone—it’ll be built by fintech engineers.
The Hustle Trap: Why "Grind Culture" Is Killing Your Ability to Hire Elite Talent
Most startups posting about 80-hour work weeks struggle most to hire elite talent. I see this constantly—founders confusing performative intensity with competitive advantage. Here's why "grind culture" systematically filters out the people who actually build generational companies.
The Hustle Trap: Why "Grind Culture" Is Killing Your Ability to Hire Elite Talent
Most startups posting about 80-hour work weeks struggle most to hire elite talent. I see this constantly—founders confusing performative intensity with competitive advantage. Here's why "grind culture" systematically filters out the people who actually build generational companies.
