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Garrett Lord
@GarrettLord
CEO/Founder of @joinhandshake
San Francisco, CA
Joined November 2011
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    That’s the idea - train the humans before the robots do.
    But I thought AI would take all jobs ?
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    Big news: @JoinHandshake wrapped our $80M Series E-at a $1.5B valuation! [THREAD] 👇 bit.ly/NoLuckRequired
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    Today, with our Series F raise of $200M and $3.5B valuation, we’re proud that @joinHandshake is the #1 career network for Gen Z. 🥇 Read more from @Katie_Roof in @business: bloom.bg/3GHG528 👇Thread
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    “LinkedIn is focused on your past and Handshake's focused on your future,” CEO and founder Garrett Lord said. forbes.com/sites/michaelh…
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    Handshake AI is moving faster than anyone in the market. 3x this month, 100m+ in sight! Going live on @tbpn at 1:30pm to share what’s next.
    Morning. Here are our guest call-ins today: - @mikeknoop (ARC Prize) - @DavidCahn6 (Sequoia) - @walden_yan (Cognition) - @eoghan (Intercom) - @jeff_weinstein (Stripe) - @GarrettLord (Handshake) - @tanay_tandon (Commure) See you all on the stream.
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    23, broke, and couch-surfing. 150+ rejections. Doctors said it was dumb. Stanford MBAs passed. My dad bet his retirement. Friends turned down real jobs. No backup plan. Just one rule: don’t f***ing quit.
    I asked @GarrettLord what makes startup fundraising so hard: "I was pitching doctors, dentists, and wealth managers in Michigan on a three-sided marketplace helping students, universities, and employers. It was not going very well. So I flew to SF. The rest of the team stayed
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    Proud to join @FLOTUS, @AmbRice46, @SecCardona, + @SecMartyWalsh at the @WhiteHouse today to discuss ways @joinhandshake can join the effort to help K-12 school districts connect with job-seekers interested in working in education.   More on this effort: bit.ly/WhiteHouse-HS
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    Reflections from the best day of my life: Jess is the queen. Treat her with patience and love at every step. She’s perfect. Cherish her. After our son was born, Jess wasn’t stable for nearly two hours. Those were the longest, scariest moments of my life. I’ve never felt more
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    Some news I’m proud to share: we’ve been quietly working on something new at Handshake, and it’s our most ambitious chapter. Handshake AI is here, connecting expert human feedback across domains with the frontier of AI.
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    Greyson Lord is here! @jessicarwolf and baby are doing great. Early NIL deal talks underway - class of 2043.
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    Thank you to @KristinStoller for sharing our @joinhandshake mission. It's great to see Handshake recognized for its work leveling the playing field for all students by creating equitable career opportunities. We’re hiring across many roles, please consider joining us!
    How To Get A First Job If You Aren’t LinkedIn on.forbes.com/6015MhwYW by @KristinStoller #ForbesUnder30