
Talent in Beta is published by Talent By Design (TBD) — a collective of talent operators partnering with scaling teams to design hiring with intention. We share patterns, lessons, and hard-earned insights from inside the work. Thanks for reading.
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👋 Hello! It’s been a minute.
I’ve been a little quiet here because I’ve been building…and because some chapters deserve to fully close before you narrate the next one.
So, let’s catch up.
If you...
I recently talked with about problem-based recruiting, AI, and the future of the recruiter role.
This is the written version of what we didn’t have time to finish — why the next era of recruiting won’t remove humans, it’ll just reveal whi...
I’ve been a little MIA the last few weeks.
Between starting my new role at Growth By Design, quietly building behind the scenes, recording a live webinar, guesting on a podcast (stay tuned!), and speaking at RecOps Co...
You agree on the forecast.
Finance locks in the budget.
Talent starts to staff against the plan.
And then? Sales closes a category-defining customer. Product promises a shiny new feature. Ops says yes to covering the gaps. Suddenly, yo...
Hiring leaders love to throw me urgent reqs. “We need a Head of X — yesterday.”
Here’s the problem: hiring without defining the problems to solve is like buying gym equipment because it “looks useful.” You’ll spend a lot of money, use it t...
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Talent By Design (TBD) is a collective of operators helping scaling companies design hiring systems that actually hold up. We publish Talent in Beta, a monthly newsletter with field notes from inside the work. tbdcollective.co
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