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Some amazing founders start missing a little post-training…all sci fi and code and not enough RLHF from human interactions. In tech we over-learn “spectrumy = high performance.” Awkwardness at a party won’t kill you, but failing to understand recruiting as an EQ game will. People join because it feels like the right story for their life and they like the team. Treat it as a transactional optimization, and you lose the best people. Put as much effort into the emotional bear hug (make them feel seen, wanted, inspired, connected) as you do into sourcing, interviews and comp.