Lou Adler – Avoid Raising Capital from Friends If You Want to Keep Both

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/louadler/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Lou Adler</strong></a> is the CEO and founder of<a href="http://budurl.com/LMSPbH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Performance-based Hiring Learning Systems</a> – a consulting and training firm helping recruiters and hiring managers around the world source, interview, and hire the strongest and most diverse talent.</p><p>Lou is the author of the Amazon top-10 best-seller,<a href="http://budurl.com/hwyhamazon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <em>Hire With Your Head</em></a> (John Wiley &amp; Sons, 3rd Edition, 2007),<a href="http://budurl.com/EGFH1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <em>The Essential Guide for Hiring &amp; Getting Hired</em></a> (Workbench Media, 2013), and the Lynda.com<a href="http://budurl.com/LyndaPBH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <em>Performance-based Hiring</em></a> video training program (2016).</p><p>His current “Diversity Hiring without Compromise” initiative is focused on developing a color-blind hiring process that ensures the best people get hired regardless of race, religion, age, sexual preference, and physical challenges.</p><p>Lou is one of the top bloggers on<a href="http://budurl.com/LI150" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> LinkedIn’s Influencer program</a> writing about the latest trends in hiring, employment, and recruiting. His articles, quotes, and research can now be found in Inc. Magazine, Business Insider, Bloomberg, SHRM, and The Wall Street Journal.</p><p>The company’s new mobile-ready learning platform—<a href="https://hiring.tips/THMcatalog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>TheHiring Machine</em></a>—provides instant access to all of the tools needed to find and hire outstanding talent.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Do not take money from your friends unless you want to lose them.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Lou Adler</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Worst investment ever</st