@PadraicMcC For as annoying as it is for the candidates, I think it’s best to have them join a zoom and turn on video & screen recording.
If you want to be AI-forward, tell them they can use AI within the recorded window view. It’s helpful for gauging how they problem solve in real time.
@BigJohn043 What I’ve seen work best if you can convince the seller to agree to it is revenue-based earnouts with language qualifying that the revenue must be generated at “historical margin levels.”
@PadraicMcC I did a demo of AlphaSense as well. The AI feature was pretty underwhelming, but access to transcripts is the big +
When you’re limited to just expert calls, you know within the first 2 minutes of the conversation whether it will be a complete dud or actually helpful
@PadraicMcC Mostly just people trying to sound smart after vaguely remembering last year’s headlines on the enforceability of non-executive team non-competes
Entirely different scenario trying to enforce a broad non-key employee non-compete vs. a key executive following a change of control
@PEoperator Great story.
While it’s funny to look bad on how black and white, do-or-die we all were to break in, that first win brings such a rewarding sense of accomplishment and is a fond memory to look back on