Francisco Lopez

Francisco Lopez

Founder and CEO at HireBlocks

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Francisco Lopez

3mo ago

Hi builders - HR tech is too expensive I’m building a simpler alternative.

Hi everyone. I m Fran.

I spent the last few years at two unicorn startups where I saw firsthand how over-complicated (and overpriced) HR tools can get. It felt like we were paying for 100 features and only using 5.

Your Code Reviews are unknowingly silencing your Intern and Junior Engineers

I recently noticed a disturbing pattern with one of our most promising Intern/Junior Engineers.

  • Month 1: They were shipping features daily. Fast. Hungry.

  • Month 2: The velocity slowed down.

  • Month 3: Silence began..

They hadn't opened a Pull Request in 2/3 days, even though their tasks were marked 'In Progress'.

I assumed the worst: Burnout? Disengagement? Maybe they are overemployed?

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