Zach Perret

Can I get this person to want to work at my company? Can I find the best person? And then pretty quickly, I will know, yes, they accepted an offer. They didn't accept the offer. So for me now, it's this intense form of competition with myself on can I find the person? I love the hunt. And then can I convince them to join me?

Can I get this person to want to work at my company? Can I find the best person? And then pretty quickly, I will know, yes, they accepted an offer. They didn't accept the offer. So for me now, it's this intense form of competition with myself on can I find the person? I love the hunt. And then can I convince them to join me?

Can I get this person to want to work at my company? Can I find the best person? And then pretty quickly, I will know, yes, they accepted an offer. They didn't accept the offer. So for me now, it's this intense form of competition with myself on can I find the person? I love the hunt. And then can I convince them to join me?

Yeah, of course.

Yeah, of course.

Yeah, of course.

I mean, that's a crucial part of it as well. Finding them, making sure that you're right, and then kind of winning.

I mean, that's a crucial part of it as well. Finding them, making sure that you're right, and then kind of winning.

I mean, that's a crucial part of it as well. Finding them, making sure that you're right, and then kind of winning.

One of the things that someone told me really early in my career is that the best thing that you can do is go learn from other people that are willing to talk to you. So I got really good early on at just sending cold emails to people saying like, hey, I love this thing that you do. I'm super, super impressed by it. Will you talk to me on the phone for 15 minutes and tell me about it?

One of the things that someone told me really early in my career is that the best thing that you can do is go learn from other people that are willing to talk to you. So I got really good early on at just sending cold emails to people saying like, hey, I love this thing that you do. I'm super, super impressed by it. Will you talk to me on the phone for 15 minutes and tell me about it?

One of the things that someone told me really early in my career is that the best thing that you can do is go learn from other people that are willing to talk to you. So I got really good early on at just sending cold emails to people saying like, hey, I love this thing that you do. I'm super, super impressed by it. Will you talk to me on the phone for 15 minutes and tell me about it?

And people were shockingly willing to do that early in my career. And it applies the same way for recruiting. So, by the way, exactly what I just said, you can do just to get people that you kind of want to recruit but aren't recruitable. But in general, just saying like, hey, I'm Zach. I started this company called Plaid.

And people were shockingly willing to do that early in my career. And it applies the same way for recruiting. So, by the way, exactly what I just said, you can do just to get people that you kind of want to recruit but aren't recruitable. But in general, just saying like, hey, I'm Zach. I started this company called Plaid.

And people were shockingly willing to do that early in my career. And it applies the same way for recruiting. So, by the way, exactly what I just said, you can do just to get people that you kind of want to recruit but aren't recruitable. But in general, just saying like, hey, I'm Zach. I started this company called Plaid.

I've been super impressed by, you know, whatever you're impressed by for that person. And just say, hey, we're hiring for this job. Are you willing to talk to me about it? And, you know. They ignore you a bunch of times. They say no a bunch of times. But some people say yes. If you do it enough, then it starts to work.

I've been super impressed by, you know, whatever you're impressed by for that person. And just say, hey, we're hiring for this job. Are you willing to talk to me about it? And, you know. They ignore you a bunch of times. They say no a bunch of times. But some people say yes. If you do it enough, then it starts to work.

I've been super impressed by, you know, whatever you're impressed by for that person. And just say, hey, we're hiring for this job. Are you willing to talk to me about it? And, you know. They ignore you a bunch of times. They say no a bunch of times. But some people say yes. If you do it enough, then it starts to work.

And the same thing you can do over email, you do it over the phone, you get introductions. But it's the same process of like, hey, I'm genuinely interested in you. And I have an opportunity that you might be interested in. Can we have a conversation?

And the same thing you can do over email, you do it over the phone, you get introductions. But it's the same process of like, hey, I'm genuinely interested in you. And I have an opportunity that you might be interested in. Can we have a conversation?