Co-Founder & CEO Handshake, Garrett Lord: The Billion-Dollar Question That Changed College Recruiting

Guest: Garrett Lord, CEO of Handshake In this episode, we cover: The impostor syndrome — and crucial epiphany — that Garrett had while interning at Palantir (05:46); Starting the IT Oxygen club, and Trojan Horsing other college recruiters in Michigan (11:34); Does having a chip on your shoulder make you more powerful? (17:08); Living in the car, sleeping in McDonald’s parking lots, and showering at university pools (22:25); Hard work and the importance of luck to Handshake’s success (27:08); The difficult VC fundraising process, and finding a crucial ally: Former assistant dean of the Stanford GSB Andy Chan (30:55); Handshake’s first office: A Palo Alto mansion owned by one of LinkedIn’s co-founders (37:55); Growing fast and hiring a COO, Jonathan Stull (41:45); Is Handshake the next LinkedIn? “Why not LinkedIn plus Indeed?” (47:16)