I’ve seen it work in companies at scale, though it’s not universal. Teams are still on the order of 20 or so and the dynamics still apply. Beyond that, you’re r

I’ve seen it work in companies at scale, though it’s not universal. Teams are still on the order of 20 or so and the dynamics still apply. Beyond that, you’re right — but even at huge companies a lot of exec hiring is done that way. I got hired into a big i-bank through a couple of Facebook messages. We ticked all the HR boxes but it was a done deal. Happens all the time