E255: How to Hire the Top 0.1%
Episode Date: December 4, 2025What does it take to recruit the top 0.1% of engineers in the world — and why has talent become the ultimate constraint in AI? In this episode, I’m j...
The 10X Capital Podcast is a podcast that interviews the world's leading institutional investors. Previous guests include The Ford Foundation, Northwestern University Endowment, CalPERS, Stepstone, and other top limited partners.
268 episodes transcribedWhat does it take to recruit the top 0.1% of engineers in the world — and why has talent become the ultimate constraint in AI? In this episode, I’m j...
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What happens when you’re forced to face your biggest fear? In this solo episode, David Weisburd shares a deeply personal reflection on how moments of...
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Why are we wired to chase quick wins instead of lasting breakthroughs—and how can investors reprogram that bias? In this third solo episode, David We...
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What separates the good investors from the great ones? In this 2nd solo episode, David Weisburd shares the three rules that every world-class investo...
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How do you build trust in an industry that’s built on auctions and price maximization? In this episode, I speak with Melvin Hibberd, Chief Investment...
David Weisburd had a chance to witness live the conversation between Jack Kokko, Founder & CEO of AlphaSense, and Lloyd Blankfein, former Chairman and...
How do you invest when it’s “too early for data”—but just right for conviction? In this episode, I speak with Vivek Ladsariya, Managing Director at P...
How does an $8B venture platform turn a 650-fund network into a repeatable co-investing edge? In this episode, Jonathan Roosevelt, Managing Director...
What if the U.S. dollar’s dominance has already ended—and we’re just living through the lag? In this episode, I sit down with Balaji Srinivasan, one...