No one can ever "solve" the recruiting issue. We are exactly where we were 15 years ago - not one thing has changed except certain screen-share coding tests, which are basically the same as white boards.
Can you reduce hiring an airplane engine designer to a set of tests? Or a custom home builder? If so, why is there not just a stack ranking of best ones, or an algorithmic way of hiring one?
Software engineering at elite levels is an art. It is conducted by master craftsmen. On top of it the best people are often quirky / weird and the social aspect when communication of needs is so essential makes it even more difficult to hire "the best".
The business models of recruiting is always either like sales (recruiting firms) or marketing (LinkedIn). I would stay away from the recruiting industry as a software startup - difficult to make any money here in a novel way.
Can you reduce hiring an airplane engine designer to a set of tests? Or a custom home builder? If so, why is there not just a stack ranking of best ones, or an algorithmic way of hiring one?
Software engineering at elite levels is an art. It is conducted by master craftsmen. On top of it the best people are often quirky / weird and the social aspect when communication of needs is so essential makes it even more difficult to hire "the best".
The business models of recruiting is always either like sales (recruiting firms) or marketing (LinkedIn). I would stay away from the recruiting industry as a software startup - difficult to make any money here in a novel way.