EP 218: Don't Hire

About this episode

Adam Spector discusses his unconventional career path and his belief that founders should rethink hiring.

Adam Spector’s path has never been conventional, from leaving DC for boarding school to pivoting from law school into tech and startups. Now Founder & CEO of Chore, he shares how building companies, learning from early startup failures, and obsessing over AI shaped his belief that founders should rethink hiring entirely. His message is simple: don’t hire unless you absolutely have to. Connect with host James Mackey on LinkedIn! Intro (00:00) Background (00:46) Career (13:08) TA (20:49) ...

People in this episode

Host: James Mackey

Guest: Adam Spector

Topics covered

• hiring
• startups
• AI
• career transitions
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• hiring
• startups
• AI
• entrepreneurship
• career transitions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chore

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