Speedrun: Raising $1M Is the Easy Part — Early-Stage Recruiting Is the Real Grind
andrewchen · x · 2026-10-20
Speedrun's talent team argues that getting up to $1M via Speedrun is the easiest part of a founder's journey; recruiting is the hard part.
- Experienced founders spend at least half their early days wooing early team members
- Options are poor: agencies are expensive with perverse incentives, DIY recruiting is too time-intensive, an internal recruiter is premature, and job postings drown in AI-generated applications
- Speedrun's answer: lend its brand and sourcing muscle, delivering sourced candidates rather than cheap advice
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