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The startup founder's candidate calibration kit
Accelerate your hiring pipeline and minimize mishires by adopting the "calibration for greatness" system, featuring templates and expert-led research methods used to build an 8-figure startup and identify elite talent in roles you've never performed.
Struggling to identify top talent when you've never done the role yourself? This hiring system will train your instincts so that you can spot greatness faster.
Startup founder Tara Viswanathan (Rupa Health, acquired 2024) never hires for a senior role without first speaking to 30+ industry experts who hold the same title. This rigorous process — which she calls “calibrating for greatness” — trains founders to recognize exceptional talent in roles they've never done themselves.
“Where some founders might reference check 3 or 4 people, I will speak to more than 30," Tara says. "I'm not just checking references — I'm learning what greatness actually looks like.”
By front-loading the research, Tara interviews fewer candidates, makes faster decisions, and closes better talent. In fact, Tara's executive recruiter called it “the fastest hiring pipeline she's ever seen.”
This exclusive bundle contains Tara's complete hiring system — the same templates and criteria she used to build her leadership team and scale to an 8-figure exit.
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