garyjlin

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by garyjlin 5y ago
This is what we saw too when we were hiring for our own engineers 2 months ago. A surprisingly good filter is "can you even get started?". Like, the fact that our interviews required users to navigate Github, setup a dev env (even
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by garyjlin 5y ago
Completely agree! This is indeed a big problem, and we have so many CTOs, VPs and founders willing to jump into 6 figure contracts if it works. The biggest risk here is execution, not market size.
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by garyjlin 5y ago
Right, biggest pain point we're trying to solve for is engineers getting pulled away from their work to build, maintain, conduct, and evaluate interviews. I recently spoke to Stripe engineers that spend 2 hours a day, every day, on thi
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by garyjlin 5y ago
Thank you, looking forward to chatting!
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by garyjlin 5y ago
Appreciate it, thank you!
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by garyjlin 5y ago
Honestly I feel you, I recall interviewing before and the number one thing I kept asking for was feedback, but rarely ever got any. Currently, when a candidate does a Litebulb interview and submits it, we email the same report PDF to the ca
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by garyjlin 5y ago
2 thoughts here: 1) This is actually why I was going back and forth on offering a trial version, and decided to use a form so that I can qualify employers who legitimately need this vs candidates just trying to game the system 2) It might n
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by garyjlin 5y ago
Thank you! And yeah we've had that request a lot, later this year we'd like to open a candidate-facing platform to hone their skills on Litebulb interviews. Conceptually, getting better at Litebulb interviews should just make you
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by garyjlin 5y ago
I've thought about this a lot too, which is why we heavily recommend using Litebulb for take-homes. Sit-down onsites on Litebulb are only good if the candidate knows the existing frameworks, if they don't it's pretty tough to
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by garyjlin 5y ago
Appreciate it tons! And yes, making this experience feel "native" and familiar is one of our primary focal points. In the context of an interview, any slight deviation of an expected form factor can contribute to nervousness or lo
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Launch HN: Litebulb (YC W22) – Automating the coding interview(litebulb.io)
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