“How long do you think it will take to hire someone?” That is a question I get a lot from executives, to which I can only reply, “It depends on you. And since we have never worked together, I can’t even begin to speculate”. It’s a tough market, but not impossible to find people. What […]
Recruiting is hard especially in highly competitive areas like the Bay Area and Boston where bright and talented people are in high demand. First you have to find the right talent, then sell them on your vision and culture to give them a persuasive reason to join your company. If you aren’t a proven founder […]
Talented people leave you because they can. They have options. Startup hubs like Boston and the Silicon Valley attract the best of technical and startup talent so the options are virtually unlimited. My team and I rarely see employee’s leave companies over money. There is always another story. Reflecting back to my blog on the […]
Recently, I had dinner with someone I worked with when I was still incubating the idea of BostonHCP. I hadn’t seen her since then and now we are coming up on my 3 year anniversary from our company’s inception. She was genuinely delighted to hear of how my idea has grown to where we are […]
A few weeks ago I sat near an executive chatting on his mobile, clearly trying to sell a candidate on his company. The conversation – at least the half I could hear – turned to people. He used words like “talented and “collaborative” and talked about how he constantly challenged himself to find new ways […]
Your toughest challenge post-funding will always be hiring the best talent regardless which ocean dip your toes in. Let’s face it, if you’re an engineer and you fall into the “best of” category, you’re walking around with a target on your back. To companies from Boston to San Francisco, the talent war has become the […]