EP 207 : A Masterclass on Recruiting - Achuthanand Ravi (Founder & CEO, Kula)

Achuthanand Ravi is the founder and CEO of Kula, a recruitment automation tool. Prior to founding Kula, Achu was a founding recruiter at startups including Practo, Freshworks, Uber and Stripe. In this episode he spoke about how hiring changes at scale, how startups can differentiate themselves in the hiring market, common mistakes while hiring and so on.

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Topics:

00:00 Sneak Peak
00:47 Introduction
01:44 What does it mean to be a founding recruiter
06:01 Hiring in the early days of Freshworks
12:45 How does hiring change with scale?
18:07 Hiring a leadership team
24:55 Differentiating yourself in the hiring market
29:25 Common Hiring mistakes startups do
32:46 Best Employer brand campaign
34:48 Going from recruiter to founder 
37:13 Top 2-3 challenges Achu is solving currently
40:12 Operating in a fragmented market
43:44 Kula's journey so far and the next 12-18 months
45:38 Books and podcast recommendations

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