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…