VC perspective on hiring: More than just logo collecting
arian_ghashghai · x · 2026-08-27
Investor arianghashghai discusses a perspective on startup hiring, noting that while hiring great talent aids fundraising, VCs often treat it as a "logo collecting" exercise (favoring big company alumni). This overlooks qualitative signals like culture fit and resourcefulness, extending the same flawed logic used to judge founders.
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