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The First Hire Became 50+: What Samplead Taught Me About Entering a New Market

Oct 7, 2026

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5 min read

The First Hire Became 50+: What Samplead Taught Me About Entering a New Market

Sometimes the most important hire in a new market isn’t employee #50. It’s employee #1.

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Would You Let an AI Conduct Every First Interview?

Sep 30, 2026

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9 min read

Would You Let an AI Conduct Every First Interview?

AI can interview candidates at 2 a.m., ask everyone the same questions, never get tired, and screen thousands of people. So why am I not ready to hand it the whole interview?

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Sep 23, 2026

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8 min read

I Built It. But I Didn't Own It.

I thought creating something meant it was mine. It took losing it to understand the difference.

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The Recruiting Startup That Discovered Recruiting Wasn't Its Best Business

Sep 15, 2026

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6 min read

The Recruiting Startup That Discovered Recruiting Wasn't Its Best Business

Mercor started by helping companies hire people. Then its customers showed them there was something much more valuable hiding underneath.

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I Got the Career I Wanted. Then I Saw the Life It Required.

Sep 10, 2026

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5 min read

I Got the Career I Wanted. Then I Saw the Life It Required.

Before you spend years climbing a ladder, it’s probably worth asking if you actually want the life of the person at the top.

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I Made 200 Cold Calls a Day. I’m Not Sure AI Should Make Everything Easy.

Sep 3, 2026

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7 min read

I Made 200 Cold Calls a Day. I’m Not Sure AI Should Make Everything Easy.

I would never tell someone to work the way I did at 22. But I’m also not sure I’d want technology to remove all of it.

Julian

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Humand Raised $66 Million. But Does HR Really Need Another “AI Operating System”?

Aug 26, 2026

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6 min read

Humand Raised $66 Million. But Does HR Really Need Another “AI Operating System”?

A few months ago, an Argentine-founded HR company called Humand raised $66 million in a Series A. Argentinian historical record for an investment round.

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The Platform Hosting My First Business Disappeared Overnight

Aug 21, 2026

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3 min read

The Platform Hosting My First Business Disappeared Overnight

I learned at 15 that you can build a business on someone else’s platform—and lose it overnight. Years later, that lesson still shapes how I think about building companies.

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AI's Recruiting Rampage: Surviving the Talent Tsunami with Sarcasm and Spreadsheets

Oct 17, 2025

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3 min read

AI's Recruiting Rampage: Surviving the Talent Tsunami with Sarcasm and Spreadsheets

Hey, you—yeah, the one staring at your inbox like it's a Ouija board summoning ghost employees. It's your favorite antihero, the Hireslink CEO who's dodged more AI apocalypses than Indiana Jones dodge

Julian

Archive

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

The First Hire Became 50+: What Samplead Taught Me About Entering a New Market

Would You Let an AI Conduct Every First Interview?

I Built It. But I Didn't Own It.

The Recruiting Startup That Discovered Recruiting Wasn't Its Best Business

I Got the Career I Wanted. Then I Saw the Life It Required.

I Made 200 Cold Calls a Day. I’m Not Sure AI Should Make Everything Easy.

Humand Raised $66 Million. But Does HR Really Need Another “AI Operating System”?

The Platform Hosting My First Business Disappeared Overnight

AI's Recruiting Rampage: Surviving the Talent Tsunami with Sarcasm and Spreadsheets

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