First Block: Interview with Brendan Foody, Co-Founder & CEO of Mercor

Welcome to First Block, a Notion series where founders from the world's leading companies tell us about the many "firsts" of their startup journeys. We explore the ups and downs that founders face as they build, and what they've learned along the way. In this episode, we spoke with Brendan Foody, Co-founder and CEO of Mercor. Mercor is an AI-powered recruiting platform that scaled from $1 million to $100 million in revenue run rate in just 11 months, making it one of the fastest-growing companies in Silicon Valley. Brendan shares his journey from selling donuts in eighth grade to building automated hiring solutions, the decision to drop out of college, and how he positioned himself perfectly for the AI talent revolution. For video, transcripts, and custom Notion Mercor templates, please visit: To learn more about how Notion is supporting startups, please visit: Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:39 Mercor by the Numbers 05:36 Obsession Over Discipline 08:39 Fundraising as Input 10:59 Scaling Self & Culture 13:40 Automating Manual Processes 17:40 Finding the Right Market 21:08 Staying Long-Term Oriented 22:58 The Tool Stack 25:22 Advice Block

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First Block: Interview with Brendan Foody, Co-Founder & CEO of Mercor is an episode from Tools & Craft Podcast by Notion.

This episode is 00:26:09 long.

This episode was published on Sep 29, 2025.

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