talent

Amine Skalli recruited teams for 10 years, including four as a tech professional recruiter. In his last startup, he relied exclusively on outbound recruiting — in other words, proactively searching…

Major crypto companies have laid off employees, which is giving startups the opportunity to snatch up new talent.

Over the next 24 months, we will see a profound migration of senior cloud talent from public and late-stage private SaaS companies to healthy early- to mid-stage companies.

When your second-most important asset walks out the door (physical or virtual) every day, attracting and keeping that talent in-house is paramount.

Social media marketing firm Hootsuite says it has slashed its workforce by 30%. “We need to refocus our strategies to drive efficiency, growth and financial sustainability,” CEO Tom Keiser said…

If you haven’t found a technical co-founder or freelancer to build your MVP, here are four principles that will help in the meantime.

Who will fare better in the current venture downturn? Will it be legacy investors with years of experience and sizable portfolios to worry about or emerging managers starting with a…

My employer sponsored me for an EB-2 green card, and my application has been approved. Can I transfer my green card to another employer in a different field and position…

There’s no “one size fits all” benefits package, and nor should there be, as each company has its own objectives and goals.

Patent trolling, critics say, is guided by one principle alone: money. Yet tackling it remains a complex task with many angles. Today, a consortium called LOT — set up to…

Once seemingly unstoppable, Big Tech is now in reset mode, slowing hiring and laying off employees. What does this mean for startups?

The coming years will see a contractor-first strategy become even more prevalent, and small companies will have an opportunity to employ this strategy effectively.

15Five — an early mover in the world of building technology to help motivate teams, and to improve performance management for execs overseeing those teams — has raised $52 million…

As one of the most richly valued startups in history, is Stripe’s internal valuation cut as bearish as the big numbers might lead some to believe?

I’m in India, and want to apply to an American university to study computer science and AI. What’s the visa process for students and for professionals who want to work…

I’ve been on an H-1B since 2011. I have an EB-2 I-140 approved with a priority date in April 2015. Will there be any benefit from applying for an EB-2…

In an economic climate like this, layoffs are a necessary evil. But what most founders don’t realize is that you shouldn’t just optimize for efficiency — you must treat people…

Technology leaders don’t like to admit it, but sales has a perception problem that deters many fabulous candidates — especially women and minorities — from pursuing careers in tech sales.

My startup needs to hire an AI expert, and our top candidate is asking us to transfer her H-1B and green card to our company. Can we do it? Do…

I remember the dread I felt as a startup worker during downturns when I read about mass layoffs at tech firms that had previously been considered ascendant.

When you have a development team aligned with the product vision, communication becomes easier, and there is lower dependency on key stakeholders.

It sounds counterintuitive, but in this environment, a lower valuation might help you retain and hire talented employees.

Though it may seem counterintuitive, a lowered valuation could reap benefits for your employees and your company’s recruitment efforts.

If you’re still thinking of a four-year degree as a requirement for your revenue teams, you’re missing out on a huge talent base.

I’m an F-1 student who had a job lined up with a crypto company, but they rescinded my job offer. What are my options, especially if I want to create…

According to The Good Food Institute, fermentation startups received $290 million of the $911 million investors dropped on alternative protein companies in Q1 2022.