AI

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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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

AI

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

Would You Let an AI Conduct Every First Interview?

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.

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