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Mark Zuckerberg personally recruited Luc over a (relentless) 7 month period
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The Relentless Pursuit of Talent
In this segment, the speaker emphasizes the critical importance of hiring as a leader. They share their experience of a seven-month recruitment journey, highlighting the need to be relentless and maintain momentum in the hiring process. The speaker stresses that persistence is key, as initial rejections can turn into opportunities.
"as a leader hiring is the most important thing trying to find the best talent and trying to close them and bring them on board just to be absolutely Relentless and don't give up and don't let momentum..."
Turning No into Yes
The speaker reflects on their discussions with Mark Zuckerberg and the importance of not taking 'no' for an answer. They recount how prolonged conversations can eventually lead to successful outcomes, using their experience with Shopify's Toby as an example. This segment underscores the value of timing and persistence in recruitment.
"you know this is amazing exciting but there's no way I can make this work to okay let's move to Palo Alto and Mark the exact variety of leaders there were in discussions for months and months and mont..."