Edward Cassas

Talent Operator | Brooklyn-built underdog | Y2K → Big Tech, Startups, IPO, M&A, DoD & Frontier AI | Hard knocks | Careers, reinvention & human nature

[Edward Cassas @EdwardCassas]

Before I ever became a top tier recruiter, life gave me a crash course in human nature. How?

Brooklyn born and raised.

My father was “Brooklyn Jimmy” Cassas, a legendary NYC pool hustler from the old 7-11 and Ames billiards scene, running in the same circles as Jersey Red. Stuff from the movies. 💯

Between the ages of 7 and 15, family tragedy and profound loss changed the course of my life.

No traditional roadmap.
Plenty of hard knocks.
A few wrong turns.
And some remarkable comebacks.

Life has been my classroom. Human nature became my lifelong study.

At 20, I found my calling in headhunting people. Two decades later, it’s been quite a ride.

A few chapters:

• Helped scale UiPath through its $30B IPO era.
• Recruited for Google X, AWS & the U.S. Air Force.
• Recently helped to hire EvolutionaryScale’s AI elite research team through Zuckerbergs Biohub merger.
• Recruited PhD level talent for Kaiser Permanente.
• Featured in Psychology Today.
• Husband. Father of six. Still learning.

What you’ll find here:

• AI, startups & frontier technology.
• Careers, leadership & opportunity.
• Psychology & human nature.
• Resilience, reinvention & second chances.
• Unconventional paths & betting on the underdog.

Just a Brooklyn kid who built a life he never imagined.

Still curious. Still learning.
Still betting on people.
Still a regular guy.

Looking forward to meaningful connections here on the mighty @X 🤝

Stay powerful in all you do ~ Ed

[Edward Cassas @EdwardCassas]

@CollinRugg Pretty amazing Star Wars moment

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@tEdwardTWinz Hi stay well

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@GaruthAcharya Your a good man ~ that attracts good energy, solid characteristics in others.

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@katiekirsch Woohoo! Winning!

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@Xapp_TV @X Yes sir, we will see..enjoying it so far. Great ppl, content, community for anyone plus trolls galore.

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@IAmAaronWill It basically becomes your career

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@Denche2005 Elimination, charge of duties, or internal mobility

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@brockpierson I’m reel Brock spelled it wrong on purpose:)

[Edward Cassas @EdwardCassas]

What is the real value in this?

Do people just really post on @X about how many followers they are gaining?

Then when they gain followers, they shout out the followers.

Then when they get more followers they say something about the followers.

Then they talk about how much they are growing their followers.

To what end?

Question of the day? Where does the real value come into play with that person? Honestly.

Someone make it make sense…

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@brockpierson It’s like politics

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@brockpierson Tks Brock! Wish the same for you. Good karma man.

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@jasonjias Ty Jason. Success favors the resilient just got to see ourselves through the bumpy days.

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@theofinr Saying you have a viral bug this week in personal health or tech and posting something with a hook 🪝 even if make believe

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@PeterDiamandis And it’s unicorn from X by a nose at the Kentucky AI derby

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@danellisona No deal Howie

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@wolfejosh @appliedcompute Blasting this off to put a spork in the competition! 🚀

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@TheSharkDaymond Most billionaires don’t post to their own accounts, but NY’ers are built different. 🍎

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@SciNatureNews This is a beautiful thing @SciNatureNews

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@garyvee Love this @garyvee ~ you are the niche! Tks for inspiring.