The Talent Search · Track 4
The Hiring Playbook
Neo-Soul / Acoustic R&B · Warm, tactical, mentor-like — calm confidence
Gokul Rajaram · Gokul Rajaram on designing your product development process, when and how to hire your first PM, a playbook for hiring leaders
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“You hire the person who's reporting to them — the lieutenant.”- Gokul Rajaram
The Story Behind This Song
Gokul Rajaram told Lenny about a CEO texting him after three successful senior hires in a row asking how he knew. Gokul's secret: he never recommended a person — he recommended a company. Then he watched the same playbook used against him when Square went public in 2015 and other fintechs systematically raided their compliance, risk, and payments teams.
