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How to give a damn, and stand out

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Claims a 23‑year‑old founder quit recruiting, built Candidate in eight months, and locked in an investment; uses meetups, GitHub samples, LinkedIn outreach and volunteering to bypass HR, landed a NASCAR logo and 150,000 LinkedIn page views from one viral post, and is four years old now. Shows exact message templates, numbers, and introductions that led to client and investor meetings, explains persistence tactics and when to throw resumes versus do not apply online, and what actually worked.

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  1. 0:00Start
  2. 3:06How I Started the Company
  3. 6:55Giving a Damn towards Other Human Beings
  4. 9:14The Internet
  5. 10:40Standing Out 101
  6. 11:48Find Out Who the Hiring Manager Is
  7. 12:05Do Not Mention Anything about the Job When Reaching Out
  8. 13:49Attend As Many Events as You Can
  9. 14:57Who Is Your Target Client
  10. 15:50How Do You Stand Out with Investors
  11. 16:46Conclusion
  12. 18:13An Hr Manager's Worst Nightmare
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