Posted by Dylan Hoyle – 20/05/2026
How to Run an Interview Process at a Startup
Most startups lose great candidates not because of competition – but because of their own process.
Long gaps between stages. Interviewers who haven’t been briefed. Offer conversations that start two weeks after the final round.
At the early stage, your interview process is your employer brand. Here’s how to run one that actually works.
Posted by Dylan Hoyle – 20/05/2026
Recruiting Your Founding PMM in AI / Infra
Most AI infrastructure companies wait too long to make this hire.
They’ve got strong engineering. Maybe an early sales leader. A founder who’s been carrying the narrative. And then they hit a wall – the messaging isn’t landing with the right audience, sales doesn’t have the materials they need, and nobody has time to fix either.
Here’s what you need to know about making this hire well.
Posted by Dylan Hoyle – 28/04/2026
The War for Talent in AI
Everyone is hiring the same ten people.
That is not an exaggeration.
In AI & infrastructure, the pool of candidates who combine technical depth, commercial credibility, and genuine community presence is extraordinarily small.
And every well-funded startup in the category knows exactly who they are.
Posted by Dylan Hoyle – 07/04/2026
The DevRel Hire That Actually Moves the Needle
Developer relations is one of the most misunderstood roles in AI infrastructure.
Most companies treat it as content.
A blog post. A YouTube tutorial. A conference talk.
That is not what the role is.
Done correctly, DevRel is a distribution channel, a product feedback loop, and a trust-building engine – running simultaneously.
Posted by Dylan Hoyle – 25/02/2026
The First Product or Engineering Hire in an AI Infrastructure Startup
In AI infrastructure companies, product and engineering hires are not incremental additions.
They define:
Architecture
Velocity
Long-term defensibility.
And often shape the technical DNA of the company.
