We’ve done some hiring here recently, and we thought we’d share some of our observations related to that experience. This is aimed at anyone applying to a job, not just those looking to work at a startup. Your goal is to stand out from a sea of nearly identical applicants; here are some tips to [...]
Washington, DC as Startup Capital
February 29th, 2012 by adminWe’ve written before about the area around Washington, DC being a hotbed of startups. Today we have another article on that same topic. Publicyte has an article by Mark Drapeau about reasons Washington may be the next startup hub. During the recent recession, one area that remained relatively unaffected was the area around the District of [...]
How to Hire the Right Person For Your Startup
February 27th, 2012 by adminRead to the end for a special offer from StartUpHire and Unrabble. Chris Rickborn, COO of Unrabble, has six tips for hiring, as posted on TechCrunch. You should read the entire article for the details, but to whet your appetite, here are the six tips: Make sure it’s time to hire. Make a commitment to invest [...]
The Government, Startups, and Incubators
February 24th, 2012 by adminFull disclosure: we’re fans of the NSF in part because they are funding improvements to StartUpHire that we’re working on. Steve Blank has recently been recruited by the NSF to start a new venture. It’s not a startup, though; calling it an incubator isn’t quite correct, either. We have some of the smartest people in [...]
Showing Employers That You Have A Startup Personality
February 21st, 2012 by adminAnother guest post from Jenna Smith: How do startups compete with firms fifty times their size? Sometimes they offer a superior or differentiated product. Often times they have price advantages or find success marketing to an overlooked niche. But no matter their unique advantages or strategy, most successful startups share one important quality that the [...]
Careers, Startups, and Life
February 17th, 2012 by adminEarlier this month, Reid Hoffman wrote some advice on how to treat your career like a startup. The key, he writes, is keeping several opposing concepts in mind: being flexible yet persistent; to plan your future but don’t be constrained by those plans. He begins by pointing out that these are the same requirements for [...]
ISC8 – Featured Startup
February 16th, 2012 by adminToday we’re featuring ISC8. It’s rare to find a startup which also has decades of actual experience behind them. Starting in 1974 as Irvine Sensors Corporation, they began as a government-funded research and technology company focused on national security. Now they’re bringing what they’ve learned to the private sector, and they need some good folks [...]
Linux and J.C. Penney
February 15th, 2012 by adminSorry, this isn’t an article about how J.C. Penney is using Linux. Instead we have two unrelated but interesting articles for you. The first is from the Linux Foundation. We use Ubuntu Linux here at StartUpHire, and we know that many startups begin their technical foundation using Linux. The Linux Foundation has some great numbers [...]
Southeast Venture Conference
February 14th, 2012 by adminComing up very soon is the 6th annual Southeast Venture Conference. StartUpHire will be attending, but if that’s not enough to entice you to join us, here is some more information. There will be many speakers, from co-founders of popular web properties like Netflix to partners from prominent Venture Capital firms. Chuck Templeton, the founder [...]
Engineering Salaries at Startups on the Rise
February 13th, 2012 by adminAccording to an article at Pando Daily, salaries for engineers in Silicon Valley are on the rise. Farhad Manjoo credits Facebook with breaking the ice on the no-poaching agreements which have historically been in place between the largest tech firms in the valley. While a salary in the $100k-$150k range sounds quite high, when put [...]