[dirtbag__dad]

> [Linear] mentioned that this approach is working very well for them, and they have achieved, at the time of writing, 96% retention.

Is this evidence that their hiring process is sound, and is it more a consequence of Linear being a rocketship? Perhaps if their retention number includes when a bad hire is let go, this is more believable that they are meeting their standards.

I’ve only worked at small startups, but usually “retention” means that no one has left for somewhere better.

[iparaskev]

This is a valid point. But I think there is merit on working for a few days with a potential hire in order to see how good of a fit they are to you and you to them. You reduce the chances of having a false positive hire.

[dirtbag__dad]

Intuitively I agree with this too. I would love to see results from other companies as evidence it’s correct, is all