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Beyond the Hire
On Beyond the Hire, we dive into recruiting for the GTM space, what it takes to build winning teams, and how industry leaders got to where they are today.
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Beyond the Hire
From Engineer to Unicorn Founder: What Sets Strong Performers Apart with Jay Madheswaran
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One of the clearest signals of a top performer? They know they can’t always control outcomes, but they still take ownership and relentlessly pursue excellence.
In this episode of Beyond the Hire, Jay Madheswaran, the Founder & CEO of Eve, shares the principles that shaped his career and now guide how he builds and scales teams. From starting as a 20-year-old engineer at Facebook to leading Eve, an AI-native legal tech unicorn, through rapid growth to 200+ employees, Jay offers a clear perspective on what it takes to succeed in fast-moving, competitive environments.
About Jay Madheswaran: Jay Madheswaran is the Founder & CEO of Eve, an AI platform automating case management for plaintiff law firms. Prior to founding Eve in 2020, he was a software engineer at Facebook, the first engineer and Head of Product Engineering at Rubrik, and later an investor at Lightspeed Venture Partners, building over 15 years of experience in AI and machine learning.
Since launching Eve, he has scaled the company to over 200 employees and led it to a valuation exceeding $1 billion as of September 2025.
Follow Jay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayanth1/
