We replaced interviews with a simulated "first day at work" — looking for hiring managers to tear it apart

I've been a founder for years, and hiring has always been the thing I'm worst at. I have a 100% success rate at hiring people who interview great and then can't do the job.

And it's been getting worse. Resumes are all AI-generated now, interviews don't actually predict how someone will perform on the job, and take-home tests? ChatGPT solves those in 30 seconds. HackerRank, LeetCode — they were built for a world where AI couldn't code. That world is gone. RIP.

So I built SkillVee (because apparently my coping mechanism for bad hires is building software).

Instead of an interview, candidates get a simulated first day at work. They hop on a voice call with an AI hiring manager, get onboarded to a project, collaborate with coworkers, deliver actual work — all in 30-45 minutes.

The hiring team gets a full picture beyond techincal skills: how they communicate, how they make decisions, how they handle ambiguity, whether they use AI tools effectively. Not just "can they reverse a binary tree" — which, let's be honest, nobody has ever done at an actual job.

It works for any role — engineers, PMs, data scientists, sales, customer success. Not just coding challenges.

Here's what it looks like:

Where I need help:

I'm looking for 5-10 people who are actively hiring (or hire regularly) to be early design partners. That means:

• You get free access — I'll personally set up simulations for your open roles

• In exchange, I need honest, brutal feedback — what works, what's confusing, what would make you actually pay for this

If you've ever hired someone and regretted it by lunch on day two — let's talk.

Drop a comment or DM me. Happy to answer any questions about how it works.