Founder who hired 500+: worst hires had polished LinkedIns, best had wild GitHubs
Scobleizer · x · 2026-11-01
Startup founder hthieblot shares a hiring observation after 500+ hires: almost all of his worst hires had impressive LinkedIns, while almost all of his best hires had wild GitHubs and crazy side projects.
The takeaway: polished résumé packaging can be inversely correlated with actual ability, and verifiable real-world output — side projects and open-source activity — is a more reliable hiring signal.
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