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by amitsy 1800 days ago
Great question. It is something which we ourselves asked quite a bit. Currently we don't vet the person who recommends. We leave that decision on to the companies we work with. We have found that credentials of the person who recommends ends up being important to the companies. We also score the recommender if any of their recommendations ends up getting interviewed. Wrt seeding, it's currently with a combination of personal networks and launches within niche communities. Regarding growing, we have seen that a bunch of people who are recommended end up giving recommendations as well