Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, Kirat shares his experience of hiring with various companies. Having referred hundreds of people to different organizations, he discusses the key things you should keep in mind, the right expectations to set, and the trends he’s been noticing in the hiring landscape.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
01:21 – Remote job stats & 100xSchool
02:11 – High frequency of inbound hiring
03:45 – Expectations from candidates
07:35 – GPT as a hiring assistant
12:19 – Company scouting exercise
13:48 – Current YC batch
20:56 – Open source companies
23:08 – Who is getting hired
24:13 – The “Have a beer” test
27:32 – A big dilemma


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