Adam Liang left McKinsey as a Senior Business Analyst and joined Ropes AI as the COO. However, it was a more natural transition than you might expect. Today, Ropes is working to transform the way in which engineering talent is evaluated by delivering asynchronous assessments custom-made to the specifications of each role and the given customer's domains and tech stacks. Tune in to hear how Adam made the decision to leave McKinsey for Ropes, what the transition was like, and how Ropes hopes to transform the hiring process for engineering talent.

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Topics discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:21 - Analyst to COO Transition & Ropes AI

00:10:58 - Balancing needs of customers and users

00:20:50 - How McKinsey prepared Adam to be a COO

00:29:04 - Sense of agency as a COO

00:33:28 - Balance when working 9a-10p 6 days a week

00:42:58 - Communicating culture in hiring process

00:48:33 - Family and friends reaction when leaving McKinsey for a start-up

00:52:54 - Why now? Timing of leaving McKinsey for Ropes

00:56:24 - Personal development goals at Ropes