Catherine McClure

what took me so long to start using @WisprFlow? I am never typing again.

fantastic time in Malibu for the @AudaciousHQ offsite!!!

talked to someone in talent today who uses zero AI tools. no automation, no shortcuts, nothing. their reasoning: it keeps them closer to the candidate.

been in LA for two days and i have not seen a single laptop. nobody appears to be working. no one seems stressed. i don't know how to process this.

candidates have leverage right now and the good ones know it. if your process is slow or your offer is thin you will lose. it's that simple.

interviewing with multiple companies is a full time job. hours of prep for case studies, presentations, 4+ rounds for each company... all while actually doing your current job. sometimes candidates don't get enough credit for this.

genuinely how does everyone else get a reservation at cotogna after 4:30pm. i need answers!! (and someone to get me a res)

hosting another "ladies in tech" wine tasting in a couple weeks for women founders + operators in the bay area - dm if you'd like to attend or if you know someone who would be interested🍷

my best recruiter skill: being able to tell very quickly if a candidate is running to something or running from something

I feel like I learn the most about a candidate from how they speak about their last company

a slow hiring process is not just annoying. it is a signal. candidates read it as one and they are usually right.

early stage sales reps have to believe in the vision before there's proof. that's not a skill you can screen for on a resume.

Every company from seed to late stage is going after the same pool of engineering talent.

“If you’re not sure you’re a driver, you’re probably a passenger.” Frank Slootman: Snowflake, ServiceNow, Data Domain. One of the best operators of our generation. Knuckle Up with Frank is now live. Full conversation ↓ -- 00:49 Introduction 01:21 Why being a CEO is a confrontational job 03:51 Great people are hungry for hard feedback 08:19 Psychographic profiling: how Frank builds compatible teams 09:52 Drivers vs passengers: how to tell the difference 12:39 Why back-channel references beat interviews every time 16:19 "When there's doubt, there's no doubt" 20:42 Inside Frank's Tuesday operating cadence 22:27 The "go direct" rule that breaks org chart politics 26:19 Why bigger goals force better plans 31:27 Standards are the real culture 38:17 The email Frank wrote every Monday for years 41:35 Advice for navigating today's volatility 47:25 Facing demons for breakfast at Data Domain 54:19 Why Frank fired himself as Snowflake CEO 1:05:19 Coming to Silicon Valley "10 years late" 1:07:59 Why AI is an industrial-revolution-scale shift 1:10:01 Frank's advice to his 25-year-old self

“Knuckle Up” has to be the best podcast name since “Members of the Technical Staff”. Congrats @nakul and @AudaciousHQ on the launch!

Nakul is a student of entrepreneurship and this podcast is his exploration going deeper. Excited to be part of it and can't wait for the first episode with Frank Slootman!

@nakul No one more qualified than Nakul to discuss these topics. Can't wait for this!

Building a company is a confrontational act. Introducing Knuckle Up: conversations with people who’ve operated at the highest level. Recruiting. Culture. Intensity. The inner game of being a CEO. First episode with Frank Slootman drops today. Trailer ↓