The Expert Network Behind Handshake AI’s Model Training w/ Garrett Lord & Mamoon Hamid
- Author
- Kleiner Perkins
- Published
- Mon 21 Jul 2025
- Episode Link
- https://share.transistor.fm/s/6f710f4c
Guests: Garrett Lord, co-founder and CEO of Handshake; and Mamoon Hamid, partner at Kleiner Perkins.
Handshake set out to democratize career opportunity. In the process, it unlocked something more: a high-trust expert network built on verified talent and earned trust.
This week on Grit, Garrett Lord shares how what began as a platform for student job seekers is now partnering with leading labs, enabling experts to train real-world AI systems. He explains how owning verified domain talent has become their core strategic edge, bypassing middlemen and turning a decade of trust into lasting advantage.
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