'Hiring Isn't a Numbers Game,' Declares Math-Magician with Workshop to Sell
The best founders do one thing brilliantly... Hire. Here’s how we think about finding & attracting A-players for our portfolio companies: Most owners hire like they're running a restaurant. They… | Codie A. Sanchez | 324 comments
Verdict
"Hire the right people"—a revelation as groundbreaking as discovering air. Codie Sanchez's insistence on hiring like a savvy investor rings hollow when followed by, "I’ll be breaking it all down in an upcoming workshop." Ah, the perfect bait-and-switch from advice to advertisement; it's practically Pavlovian. Her metaphor of restaurant chaos feels downright poetic until you realize it’s just smoke and mirrors for selling her own wares. And let's not forget the whimsical counsel to "bend your business around exceptional people," which seems less like business strategy and more like yoga for CEOs. It’s the self-promotion masquerading as wisdom that really ties this LinkedIn tapestry together—a case study in how to subtly shift from sharing 'insight' to hawking consulting sessions.
The author briefly mentions their experience hiring hundreds of people but frames it as advice rather than self-promotion.
There are references to personal experience and a framework for hiring, but it stays relatively focused on practical advice.
'Hiring the right people is one of the most powerful growth levers for any business' is a vague statement without actionable details.
There's no significant contradiction between the message and the medium; the advice aligns with the author's experience.
'I’ll be breaking it all down in an upcoming workshop' serves as a clear self-promotion.
'Bend your business around exceptional people' and 'plant seeds early' reflect common tropes in hiring discussions.