10x Recruiting

This week, Nolan and Siadhal kick off a new “How I AI in recruiting” series where we’re going deep into real-life workflows with the recruiting pros actually getting leverage from AI on a daily basis. First up: Samy Aumar, People Systems Excellence Manager at Qonto. Samy gives us an inside look at some of the custom AI agents he and the Qonto team have built to get great work done, fast. He demos how they use Metaview and Dust (an AI agent builder) to go from intake calls to live job postings in less than a day. And he shows us their Market Intelligence agent that automates hours of market and competitive research into minutes.If you’re a practitioner looking for inspo on how to level-up your work with AI, this one’s for you!Be sure to check this one out on YouTube so you can follow along with the demos. To learn more about Metaview, the AI platform for 10x recruiting teams, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

In this week's episode, Nolan chats with Amina Moinuddin Darwish, Global Head of Talent at Vercel—masters of vibe coding and one of today’s hottest AI companies. Amina gets into how Vercel is winning talent in the super competitive world of AI. She also gives an inside look at how Vercel evaluates recruiters based on the long-term impact of their hires and why CEO approval of hires is key to maintaining their talent density. You'll hear about how Vercel's mantra “iterate to greatness" plays out in their recruiting process and why focusing on continuous, incremental improvements drives big results. Check out this episode on YouTube.To learn more about Metaview, the AI assistant for 10x recruiting teams, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

Gem co-founder & CEO Steve Bartel breaks down why a lot of startups actually hire the wrong kind of engineers and how to instead identify and attract product-minded technical talent. Steve and Nolan also dive into how AI is helping recruiting teams handle massive applicant influxes and personalize outreach at scale. Steve shares insider tips on how to leverage social proof without burning social cred when outbounding and how to avoid common startup hiring mistakes when recruiting without a talent brand. Check out this episode on YouTube. To learn more about Metaview, the AI assistant for 10x recruiting teams, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

“Talent 1.0 is about advice. Talent 2.0 is about doing.” Sam Price, Talent Partner at Audacious Ventures, leaves it all on the battlefield when it comes to fighting for seed-stage talent to join “force-of-nature” founders. In this episode, she drops her genius-level playbook for how to sell and close 10x candidates at the earliest stages of building, including how to: entice with the anti-sell, use reference calls to close instead of vet, win over the candidate’s spouse to win the deal, and so much more. Check out this episode on YouTube. To learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

What happens when the “perfect candidate” turns out to be fake? In this episode, Nolan and Metaview co-founder Siadhal Magos unpack the rise of AI-powered candidate deepfakes and what it means for hiring processes. From bad actors trying to steal company data to AI candidates successfully getting hired, the pressure is on for recruiting teams to adapt fast. Nolan and Siadhal explore what’s working (and what’s not) when it comes to fighting back, and what it could mean for AI agents to become a legitimate part of interviewing.Here's the article Nolan and Siadhal discuss: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/fake-job-seekers-use-ai-to-interview-for-remote-jobs-tech-ceos-say.htmlCheck out this episode on YouTube.To learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

What does it take to get “top talent in every seat"? Greg Garrison, VP of Talent at Coinbase, joins Nolan to break down how they’ve built one of the most high-performing cultures in tech. Greg shares how he spots top recruiters (hint: look for a competitive drive), why every Coinbase hire goes through CEO review, and how they build a hiring culture that’s always in service of talent density. Check out this episode on YouTube.To learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

In this episode of 10x Recruiting, Nolan sits down with sourcing OG Chris Adams—sourcer #1 at Uber, former Talent Partner at Atomic, and founder of TalentHerder—for a masterclass on modern sourcing. Chris dives into what most recruiters get wrong about calibration, why it's the most critical step in building an effective top-of-funnel, and how to avoid wasting weeks sourcing candidates your hiring manager won’t even want to meet.Chris breaks down:Why calibration is everything—and how to run it right (sync > docs, always)The only outreach metrics that matter (hint: it’s not just how many DMs you blast)The sniper-vs-volume debate and how to actually build dual funnels for approaching candidatesWhy sending a 5th follow-up isn’t desperate—it’s smartWhether you're a recruiter, sourcer, or founder doing your own outbound, this one is packed with actionable strategies you can put to work today.Check out this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XjQv9MLlS6ITo learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

What if your biggest hiring mistakes aren’t who you hire — but who you don’t?In this episode of 10x Recruiting, Arthur Matuszewski (Managing Partner at Carrara, ex-Bridgewater & Better) unpacks the high cost of false negatives in hiring — the exceptional people who slip through the cracks because they don’t fit the usual mold. He shares how Bridgewater tracked its “hiring anti-portfolio” to learn from the candidates they rejected who went on to do extraordinary things, and why your talent strategy should be built around maximizing upside, not minimizing risk.Arthur and Nolan also get into how to build more intellectually honest organizations, why pedigree is a poor proxy for performance, and what it means to truly focus on the work.Check out this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqijcGN3oVsTo learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

This week, we’re bringing you a special edition of 10x Recruiting live from the Transform conference in Las Vegas. From the Metaview booth, Nolan interviewed an epic lineup of talent leaders from companies like Affirm, Greenhouse, and more. Nolan and his guests cover everything from tactical tips on applying AI in hiring, to market insights on the talent that’s in-demand today, to real-talk on getting leadership buy-in. It’s an episode jam-packed with insights and practical takeaways. Check out this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@10x_Recruiting_podTo learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x❇️ Key Topics (audio episode timestamps) 00:53 Emerson Croxton, Director of TA at Affirm, on why AI can only enhance whatever is already going on in your hiring process 5:23: Daniel Chait, Greenhouse CEO, on using AI to promote fairness and giving candidates tools to create more signal 14:34 Melanie Naranjo, CPO at Ethena, on strengthening the HR <> CEO relationship 18:30 Matt Staney, VP of Community at Higher, on the future of DEI21:45 Cassie Leemans, VP of Talent at Craft Ventures, on calibrating 1% talent in the age of AI 25:30 Annie Wenzel, Partner at SwingSearch, on the early-stage startup talent that’s in demand today 29:30 Natalie Stones, co-founder of Talent Collective, with real-talk on the fractional vs. full-time debate34:30 Chloe Glasgow, Head of People & Talent at Normal Compute, on her secret sourcing sauce 37:08 Caitlin Pino, VP of People at Notabene, on hiring a global talent pool 38:50 Virgina Tirado, co-founder of Reku, on the state of leadership recruiting 42:08 Scott Kirsch, VP of Sales & Search at Connery Consulting, on the reality of AI deployment today 44:45 Ed Snook, Director of People Ops & Recruiting at Mysten Labs, on building AI strategies 

In this episode, Nolan sits down with Thach Nguyen, a recruiting leader who’s made his mark across heavy hitters like Airbnb, Sword, & Google and now runs his own exec search firm, Plenty Search. They cover what recruiting can learn from sales, why incentives in recruiting are out of whack, and the power of finding undiscovered talent. Check out this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@10x_Recruiting_podTo learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x❇️ Key Topics (audio episode timestamps) 04:53 How the best companies in the world build talent density 08:59 Founders' discomfort with HR 12:44 It’s ok to ask dumb questions to understand the business15:43 Why the recruiting role is outdated 17:00 The 2 key things recruiters should focus on for success 20:45 Why recruiting shouldn’t be so black and white 23:50 Creative strategies for giving founder feedback 27:35 The power of identifying undiscovered talent  31:42 Grit and perseverance in startups 33:25 Embracing loyalty over traditional resumes