In this episode of 10x Recruiting, Nolan sits down with sourcing OG Chris Adams—sourcer #1 at Uber, former Talent Partner at Atomic, and founder of TalentHerder—for a masterclass on modern sourcing. Chris dives into what most recruiters get wrong about calibration, why it's the most critical step in building an effective top-of-funnel, and how to avoid wasting weeks sourcing candidates your hiring manager won’t even want to meet.

Chris breaks down:

• Why calibration is everything—and how to run it right (sync > docs, always)
• The only outreach metrics that matter (hint: it’s not just how many DMs you blast)
• The sniper-vs-volume debate and how to actually build dual funnels for approaching candidates
• Why sending a 5th follow-up isn’t desperate—it’s smart

Whether you're a recruiter, sourcer, or founder doing your own outbound, this one is packed with actionable strategies you can put to work today.

Check out this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XjQv9MLlS6I

To learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

What if your biggest hiring mistakes aren’t who you hire — but who you don’t?

In this episode of 10x Recruiting, Arthur Matuszewski (Managing Partner at Carrara, ex-Bridgewater & Better) unpacks the high cost of false negatives in hiring — the exceptional people who slip through the cracks because they don’t fit the usual mold. He shares how Bridgewater tracked its “hiring anti-portfolio” to learn from the candidates they rejected who went on to do extraordinary things, and why your talent strategy should be built around maximizing upside, not minimizing risk.

Arthur and Nolan also get into how to build more intellectually honest organizations, why pedigree is a poor proxy for performance, and what it means to truly focus on the work.

Check out this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqijcGN3oVs

To learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

This week, we’re bringing you a special edition of 10x Recruiting live from the Transform conference in Las Vegas. From the Metaview booth, Nolan interviewed an epic lineup of talent leaders from companies like Affirm, Greenhouse, and more. Nolan and his guests cover everything from tactical tips on applying AI in hiring, to market insights on the talent that’s in-demand today, to real-talk on getting leadership buy-in. It’s an episode jam-packed with insights and practical takeaways. 

Check out this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@10x_Recruiting_pod

To learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

❇️ Key Topics (audio episode timestamps) 

00:53 Emerson Croxton, Director of TA at Affirm, on why AI can only enhance whatever is already going on in your hiring process 

5:23: Daniel Chait, Greenhouse CEO, on using AI to promote fairness and giving candidates tools to create more signal 

14:34 Melanie Naranjo, CPO at Ethena, on strengthening the HR <> CEO relationship 

18:30 Matt Staney, VP of Community at Higher, on the future of DEI

21:45 Cassie Leemans, VP of Talent at Craft Ventures, on calibrating 1% talent in the age of AI 

25:30 Annie Wenzel, Partner at SwingSearch, on the early-stage startup talent that’s in demand today 

29:30 Natalie Stones, co-founder of Talent Collective, with real-talk on the fractional vs. full-time debate

34:30 Chloe Glasgow, Head of People & Talent at Normal Compute, on her secret sourcing sauce 

37:08 Caitlin Pino, VP of People at Notabene, on hiring a global talent pool 

38:50 Virgina Tirado, co-founder of Reku, on the state of leadership recruiting 

42:08 Scott Kirsch, VP of Sales & Search at Connery Consulting, on the reality of AI deployment today 

44:45 Ed Snook, Director of People Ops & Recruiting at Mysten Labs, on building AI strategies 

In this episode, Nolan sits down with Thach Nguyen, a recruiting leader who’s made his mark across heavy hitters like Airbnb, Sword, & Google and now runs his own exec search firm, Plenty Search. They cover what recruiting can learn from sales, why incentives in recruiting are out of whack, and the power of finding undiscovered talent.

Check out this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@10x_Recruiting_pod

To learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

❇️ Key Topics (audio episode timestamps) 

04:53 How the best companies in the world build talent density 

08:59 Founders' discomfort with HR 

12:44 It’s ok to ask dumb questions to understand the business

15:43 Why the recruiting role is outdated 

17:00 The 2 key things recruiters should focus on for success 

20:45 Why recruiting shouldn’t be so black and white 

23:50 Creative strategies for giving founder feedback 

27:35 The power of identifying undiscovered talent  

31:42 Grit and perseverance in startups 

33:25 Embracing loyalty over traditional resumes

In the first episode of 10x Recruiting, Nolan Church gets into it with Jordan Mazer, Head of Talent at speedrun, Andreessen Horowitz's early-stage gaming accelerator. Jordan, who also previously worked at industry giants like Amazon and Riot Games, shares his insights on what it takes to build a world-class interviewing culture and why achieving hiring excellence requires a cultural shift in how we think about interviewing. He also shares his lessons on the importance of building trust with hiring managers by delivering value, and so much more! 

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To learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

❇️ Key Topics (audio episode timestamps) 

00:00 Key takeaways from Nolan and Siadhal (Metaview co-founder)

08:10 Why most companies don't include interviewing as part of performance reviews 

12:45 A focus on quality interviewing comes from the top 

16:45 The cost vs. investment approach to hiring
19:00 Founders and hiring managers need to intrinsically understand the pain of making a bad hire 

20:50 Interviewers are not assessors of candidate fitness for the role

24:40 Thoughts on hiring committees 

29:45 Pros and cons of work trials 
34:45 Building trust with hiring managers by delivering value

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10x Recruiting is the podcast from Metaview that brings you real, unfiltered conversations with today’s top talent leaders. In each episode, Nolan Church (former Carta CPO & DoorDash Head of Talent) and his guests will challenge popular thinking and spark new ideas about what it takes to build world-class teams. We’ll bring you actionable tactics you can actually put into practice now and real metrics to understand what great looks like. Always with an eye towards the future, we’ll keep you in the know about how to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of recruiting.