John Kim's videos and podcasts
September 2026
Despite talk of AI replacing software engineers, demand for SWEs is stronger than ever. We've seen t...
Most companies underestimate how hard it is to find great FDEs The problem is the profile is incred...
Ramp is only 7 years old, but it is already one of Silicon Valley's top founder factories. Its alum...
General Legal (YC26) just made five counsel hires in less than two months through Paraform. Genera...
Paraform's made 600+ hires for 170+ Y Combinator companies. And roughly 1 in 5 of those have been ...
We've made 600+ hires for 170+ @ycombinator companies. 1 in 5 were founding hires!
Decagon has made 25+ hires through Paraform. Our partnership began before Decagon had a single inter...
“Companies will stop using Paraform once they build an internal recruiting team.”
Defense tech is experiencing a major boom, and hiring is following. Global defense tech startups ra...
The fight for the best GTM talent just got tougher. Anthropic and OpenAI alone now have nearly 250 ...
The median time from a role going live on Paraform to its first candidate submission that reaches an...
In just a few months, recruiters on Paraform have earned over $7M from placements matched by our age...
August 2026
The best thing about Paraform is the people. We've built a team of sharp, driven, passionate people...
This year, Paraform customers have had access to something that's truly changed what's possible in h...
AI-native law firm OneGC hired its founding ECVC attorney through Paraform - just one month after la...
A new title is emerging in legal: the Legal Engineer. Much like how Palantir Technologies created t...
Traba made 13 hires through Paraform, building a trusted recruiting partnership that has expanded ov...
Sirius Technology hired their Founding GTM Account Executive 15 days after opening the role on Paraf...
We've placed 200+ Forward Deployed Engineers at top companies like Palantir Technologies, Assort Hea...
London-based recruiter Tatiana Becker was skeptical of Paraform at first. Now, she's billed more tha...
We're hosting a Happy Hour this Thursday for founders in SF. One of the most helpful parts of growi...
There's no better way to celebrate a major accomplishment than with some friendly company competitio...
There's no better way to celebrate a major accomplishment than with some friendly company competitio...
Today, we’re officially introducing Paraform Hiring Intelligence. For the past couple years, Parafo...
Today, we’re officially introducing Paraform Hiring Intelligence. For the past couple years, Parafo...
Marketing engineer was barely a job title six months ago. Now every top company is hiring one. Prof...
Marketing engineer was barely a job title six months ago. Now every top company is hiring one. Prof...
July 2026
The value of university credentials is declining fast. Companies on Paraform are making a conscious...