[HN Gopher] Ask HN: How do small to medium startups hire?
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Ask HN: How do small to medium startups hire?
To give you a background, I am a second year CS student. I was
recently contacted by a company which just had it's series A
funding. The HR recruited me (probably solely because of keywords
in resume). Now, I wonder how startups hire, since they have to
allocate money judiciously, especially the seed stage startups.
What I believe is that not only do you have to choose people who
are good at technical aspect, but also someone who gets along with
the team. Also eager to know if startups consider other aspects
too. Do founders regret their decisions during their early
hirings? so 1) what is the paradigm that is being followed
nowadays by seed and series A startups to hire the right candidate?
2) are the HRs inept? 3) what aspects these early startups are
looking for, from a candidate? these questions might be very
straight forward, but bear with me since I am a student. eager to
see constructive discussions!
Author : riksucks
Score : 3 points
Date : 2022-02-07 22:49 UTC (13 minutes ago)
| enigmatic02 wrote:
| 1. Mostly through referrals / people they know / sometimes
| investor intros 2. Lol some are good, most probably don't make a
| difference 3. Easy to coach, strong work ethic, can start
| contributing from day 1
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| More importantly for you, picking the right startup is most of
| the battle. Make sure you research and interview them; if they
| don't blow you away, you're better off in a bigger tech company
| that pays more
|
| If you are interested in startups, this list lets you track the
| portfolios of Tier 1 investors: https://topstartups.io/
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