Startup Recruiting – Advice from Experts

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Startup Recruiting

Ben Fox

Bordeaux, France

$300.0/min 5.0 11 $5/min

I am a serial entrepreneur who has had multiple 7/8 figure exits. I love to help business owners facing problems with their business partners and scaling global remote teams. I also get a lot of joy with outside-the-box, cheap, scalable marketing strategies. The largest team I grew was 130+ people spread over 20+ countries. The teams were all a mix of developers, engineers, support, and ops.

Justin Ip

San Francisco, California

$300.0/min 5.0 7 $5/min

Cofounder at Kick Health, a VC funded startup in SF that helps people overcome shyness and social fears with psychology, pharmacology and mobile technology. Previously CTO at AllTrails, an AngelPad / 500 Startups company in SF. We created the #1 outdoors apps in the iOS and Android stores with over 7M downloads (search for "hiking"), and had a co-branding partnership with National Geographic. I'm into travel (worked at a travel magazine), Anything outdoors, and all things tech. My superpower is in explaining deeply technical things in a way no-technical people can understand.

Steven Englander

Greater New York City Area

$150.0/min 4.8 24 $2.5/min

Chief Governance Systems Architect @ United States Lab, former Product @ CasperLabs (now Prove.AI), former Head of Product @Knowledge, Founder & CEO of RecruitingScience, former Product @[x+1] now part of Amazon, @LinkShare now Rakuten Marketing, Project/Product @RichFX now ChannelAdvisor

Maks Majer

Warsaw, Poland

$120.0/min 5.0 1 $2/min

I co-founded and acted as CEO at ITCraftship, which Nursa, Inc. acquired in April 2023. Currently, I work as a Principal Engineer at Nursa after the acquisition. Previously a Senior Software Engineering Manager and Startup Mentor at WeWork with over 19 years of experience in software & product development. I built and helped to scale digital products for both startups and enterprises. I'm also a remote work enthusiast, and I hosted a podcast called "IT Crafts HR," where I discussed HR in remote companies with my guests.

Tasha McNeill

Columbia, MD

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Experience: • Chief Branding Officer & HR Strategist Consultant • Talent Acquisition Manager • Lead HR Consultant • Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist Education: • Bachelor's Degree, Human Resources Management, The University of Maryland - Global Campus (Expected Dec 2024) Certifications: • PRC, CIS, Certified Internet Recruiter, Certified Professional Life Coach Skills: • Active listening, conflict resolution, empathetic listening, leadership, strategic thinking, talent management, diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Kirtee Tripaathi

India

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

I am a seasoned Recruitment and Business Expansion Specialist with over 20 years of experience in helping companies scale and succeed, particularly in the Indian market. I’ve successfully assisted over 20 startups in establishing their presence in India, advising on office locations, salary benchmarks, and recruitment strategies across IT and non-IT sectors. My expertise lies in optimizing recruitment processes, crafting talent acquisition strategies, and guiding businesses through the complexities of market entry in India. With a strong background in Talent Acquisition I’ve led recruitment teams across verticals, delivering top-tier talent and driving business growth. If you're looking to optimize your recruitment process, expand your startup into India, or get tailored advice on business strategy, let’s connect!

Doina Bejenaru

Las Vegas, NV

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Talent Acquisition Specialist with over 6 years of experience in both startup and staffing agency environment

Nicholas Kimball

Boston, MA, USA

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Hi my name is Nick Kimball, a seasoned Senior Technical, Creative and Marketing Recruitment Advisor, committed to fostering meaningful connections between exceptional talent and promising opportunities. With a proven track record, I specialize in identifying and engaging top-tier individuals in the realms of Marketing, Design , Product, Program, and Software Development. My approach goes beyond mere qualifications; I'm passionate about forging enduring relationships that drive success.

Kyle Clark

Mountain View, CA

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

An HR and talent acquisition leader with over a decade of experience, I have built scalable talent programs for major brands like Tesla and NBCUniversal. At Tesla, I led talent pipeline initiatives across engineering and manufacturing, managed a team of 40 overseeing early-career programs, and drove significant application growth through strategic employer branding. My background spans designing and implementing HR programs, leading high-impact hiring events, enhancing employee engagement, and overseeing complex workforce initiatives, including immigration and diversity compliance. With expertise in performance management, university relations, and contractor conversions, I’m committed to helping organizations attract, develop, and retain top talent to fuel their growth.

Justin Hall

Boulder, CO

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

I’m the founder of Haderak, a consulting company providing recruiting (IC through C-suite), talent advisory, and ATS implementation services. In my spare time, I spent the previous six years pursuing a semi-professional running career with the goal of qualifying for the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials. Previously, I founded PopShop, a Bay Area-founded search firm providing startups backed by top VCs like First Round Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Lightspeed Ventures. I have experience recruiting in agency, RPO, and in-house environments at companies like Braze and LiveIntent.

Christy Childers

Austin, TX

$500.0/min N/A 0 $8.33/min

Global Employer Brand Manager at Dropbox + LinkedIn Talent Connect Talent Brand Speaker October 2015 + LinkedIn Webinar "Quality over Quantity" Nov 2015. Would love to help you understand how to get your employer brand strategy started or help you take it to the next level. Previously, I spent 1.5 years in Tech Sales Recruiting building North America Sales at Dropbox. And before making the transition to tech, I spent 4.5 years in agency recruiting. Other specialties include scaling teams from San Francisco to Austin, employer brand marketing content, social recruiting, interview training, determining successful candidate profile, and scaling startup recruiting teams globally.

Lillya Nashanchik

Fort Lauderdale, FL

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Senior talent strategist with experience building a recruiting function for rapidly growing companies with a specialty in building technology departments. Capability to create a recruiting process that encompasses position development, ideal candidate profile, sourcing plan, interview process, positive candidate experience, offer negotiation and close. Build strategic partnerships with technical leadership team to create hiring initiatives and goals. Strong focus on building and maintaining candidate relationships to keep a consistent talent pipeline. I have hired up to 25 engineers in 8 months.

Jamie Robshaw

San Francisco, CA

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Co-Founder of Recruiterly.com in San Francisco & Co-Founder of Lucerna Group in Hong Kong

Abraham Penuelas

San Francisco, CA

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Hi, I’m Abraham. I solve complex talent equations, and help build companies interested in engineering the future. Most recently, I’ve recruited for: Cruise Automation, Apple, Luminous Computing, Blue Origin, Canoo, Impossible Foods, Oakley, Dexcom, Cafe-X, Samsung, Vans, Hulu, Illumina, Synthego and Byton. Keywords: first-principles thinker, startup enthusiast, coffee drinker.

Edward Shen

Taipei, Taiwan

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Founder of StorySense Computing, Grad from the MIT Media Lab, Expert in commonsense reasoning, documentary filmmaking, and running startups in asia (Taiwan).

Thyaga Venkat

Silicon Valley, CA

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Intelligent Hiring Assistant for Decision Makers Vicicit, Inc. a Delaware based C-Corporation, is a cloud based candidate generation software system. It applies data science and artificial intelligence algorithms for generating qualified and available candidates in the relevant job market. It enables hiring decision makers (“Users”) to make hires on time & on budget. We are applying intelligence for hiring and planning. The technology is used by hiring teams to make successful hires. The software processed more than 200 tech reqs and generated more than 500 candidates for Fortune 1000 as well as SMBs including VC funded start-ups. These companies are based in the Silicon Valley, New England and New York regions.

Robert Morgan

London, UK

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

10 years Recruitment. Sales and Personable team player and leader. Recruitment/Business Start ups and CV/Resume reviewer.

Rick Girard

Costa Mesa, CA

$350.0/min N/A 0 $5.83/min

• Expertise in passive talent acquisition, creative sourcing, consultative management and winning placement strategies • Uncanny ability to connect-the-dots and create win-win solutions • Persistent and creative doer with outstanding "opening" skills • Able to bring world-class strategic recruiting leadership and achieve highly challenging business and talent acquisition objectives • Student, trainer, and aficionado of creative recruiting & placement techniques

Rafi Chowdhury

Memphis, TN

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Recruiter for Google / Randstad | MBA | Former writer for Huffington Post | 8 years of HR and Marketing exp.

Patrick Doran

philadelphia,pa

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Founder of Jo D Consulting. Jo D is one of the most admired boutique executive search firms focused on IFM, Real Estate, and Technology. As well as client transition recruitment. Prior to starting Jo D Patrick recruited in the financial services and information technology sectors

Becky Bailey

Dayton, Ohio

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

I have been a recruiter for startups as well as Fortune 500 companies. I have successful strategies for your hiring needs.

Miguel Marques

Portugal

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Founder of Remote Crew. Software Developer, Tech Recruiter. Helped multiple founders hire remote developers.

Christy Sterbenz

Raleigh, NC

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Start up and early stage company expert. Geek out on learning about how to find the hidden talent market and HR topics of small businesses.

Steve Grace

Sydney, Australia

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Having successfully built and sold two profitable businesses from the ground up Steve Grace knows a thing or thousand about what makes a business a success. Steve’s new venture The Nudge Group was born from a genuine desire to help businesses grow from Start-up to Unicorn. After months of research and testing different methodologies, Steve has developed a new and original recruitment model that gives early stage and rapid growth businesses direct access to top-tier talent and specialist expertise without the traditional price-tag. Offering holistic Recruitment and HR solutions to businesses experiencing rapid growth The Nudge Group not only finds amazing talent for amazing businesses but delivers strategic, bespoke HR functions without businesses having to make costly investments in permanently growing their HR workforce.

Albert Liao

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Over 3.5+ years building teams for top tiered startups here in Silicon Valley. I've worked with hundreds of candidates across every sector (software, mechanical, operations, even truck drivers!) as well as experienced Hiring Managers and Executives. Here's a list of companies I've helped people find jobs at: (I'll leave the Googling to you for unfamiliar startups). Navdy, Velo3D, Toutapp, CreativeLive, GoFundMe, LadderLife, Bluebox (acq.) Recruiter.ai, Peek, Otto (acq). To see a full list and to learn a bit more about me you can visit my personal page here: albertliao.co Look forward to connecting!

Kinh DeMaree

San Francisco, CA

$300.0/min N/A 0 $5/min

Head of Talent At Axiom Zen. Former: Facebook, Google, Mixpanel, Anheuser-Busch. Haven't I seen you in...Forbes/Huffington Post/ZDnet/Geeks on a Plane/TechWomen/NextBillion/Girls Who Code? Tech recruiter by day, roller disco queen by night.

Blake Stockman

San Francisco Bay Area

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Technical hiring expert. Former Google/Facebook/Uber/Flexport recruiting leader and head of talent acquisition. Have built teams from scratch domestically and internationally. Led parts of the recruiting team responsible for the fastest growing tech company in the world.

Bethany Adams

Charlotte, North Carolina

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Freelancing Recruiting Professional - Specializing in the growth of Startups and Fortune Companies. Brands include: Duolingo, Blavity, and More.