In the age of COVID, everyone needs to get good at hiring remotely — fast. Dover sat down via video with Kevin Pursel, the former Head of Recruiting at GitLab (the famously fully remote open-source company), and current Head of Recruiting at States Title, to discuss remote hiring best practices and…
Recruiting may be the most important job of any founder. It’s also the skill that, as a founder, you’re least likely to have when you’re starting a company. That’s not your fault—not many people who start companies come from a recruiting background. But ignorance of…
As a founder, your network is the most valuable asset you have for early-stage startup recruiting. It’s also an asset too many founders are reluctant to leverage. The biggest worry seems to be that it will come off as too transactional. “Look at me! I’m an awesome founder,…
As a founder, your instinct during any time of uncertainty is often to freeze hiring. Right now, with the effects of COVID-19 rippling through the economy, that’s what a lot of companies are doing. But while the virus’s second- and third-order effects will be challenging for almost every…
Many companies are doing layoffs right now. Dover is compiling a comprehensive list of companies and people affected, so that each of them can quickly find a new opportunity. onesoftlanding.com If you have a spreadsheet of people that recently went through a layoff, message me or submit it directly…
People often ask me for introductions, whether it’s hiring managers asking for candidate referrals, other startup founders asking for intros to investors, or my portfolio companies asking for intros to prospective customers. Here’s a request from an investor update I got recently: If you want to help: We’…
As a founder or hiring manager at a growing startup, a huge portion of your time is dedicated to finding the best people for your team. You’ve made your first few hires from your network and from referrals, but after about 10–15 hires, you start to exhaust your…