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E79: Now at $2B Valuation: Mercor CEO On How They Started

"Turpentine VC" | Venture Capital and Investing

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Crafting a Career Planning Tool

This chapter discusses the creation of a career planning tool designed to help candidates navigate their next steps in professional growth, particularly in hypergrowth startups. It shares the personal challenges faced by the founders in hiring talent and how their experiences led to the founding of Mercor. Additionally, it highlights their journey from early entrepreneurial endeavors to a thriving startup that effectively manages a remote team, emphasizing the advantages of diverse talent in the tech hiring landscape.

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