How to build the initial team at your startup?
When you start up, finding your first 5 customers is important. But equally critical is to find your first 20 employees. Why the first 20? Well, these are the people who will traverse the zero-to-one journey with the founders and will form the foundation of the company. Be it the product architecture, communication strategy, or… Continue reading How to build the initial team at your startup?
Neeraj Pal
Tech hiring in 2023 – quick hiring guide is here
Here is a quick hiring guide with our key learnings on how to improve your tech hiring in 2022. If 2021 was any indication, this year is likely to get tougher for founders and recruiters. At a time when money has stopped being a constraint, many companies are fighting a losing battle. This is the… Continue reading Tech hiring in 2023 – quick hiring guide is here
Neeraj Pal
The Modern Recruiter series: Recruiting inspiration from ThoughtWorks
I saw this recently on LinkedIn and immediately was impressed. In an otherwise boring world of hiring where recruiters just say “we are hiring”, this post felt like a breath of fresh air. What I’m talking about? This LinkedIn post from Rakhee, a recruiter at ThoughtWorks:To give you a quick overview, a candidate wrote a… Continue reading The Modern Recruiter series: Recruiting inspiration from ThoughtWorks
Nikunj Verma
Top Alternatives to Instahyre | Websites like Instahyre.com
Instahyre was started in 2014 as a talent auction platform but soon became a job portal to connect recruiters & job seekers. As of 2020, it claims to have 2000+ companies registered on the platform, most of which are looking for software development talent from its database. The website is popular among startups, but due… Continue reading Top Alternatives to Instahyre | Websites like Instahyre.com
Nikunj Verma
AngelList's new pricing for recruiters — is it worth it?
They took so long that many wondered if they would come at all. Yes, AngelList pricing plans for recruiting are finally here. They are based on the size of your company and start from $199/month and go all the way to $1999/month. Quite a big range! What about the free plan? The free plan is… Continue reading AngelList's new pricing for recruiters — is it worth it?
Nikunj Verma
Startup hiring hack: Always be hiring
Let’s admit it – startup hiring is tricky, time consuming and not exactly fun. Many of us find it as a huge distraction from the other “more exciting” activities we do at startups. So we tend to keep delaying hiring until it becomes a crying need. And when that happens, we force ourselves to repeat… Continue reading Startup hiring hack: Always be hiring
Nikunj Verma