Recruiting
Fred Wilson says a CEO does 3 things: 1) sets the overall vision and strategy of the company and communicates it to all stakeholders, 2) recruits, hires, and retains the very best talent for the company, and 3) makes sure there is always enough cash in the bank. These 3 things have varying relative difficulty depending on the economic climate. During the financial crisis recruiting was a lot easier, but raising capital was very challenging. Fast forward to today, and you’ve got the opposite problem. Emory classmate Peter Corbett called it as he saw it at Summit at Sea: “You know its a bubble when its easier to get money than an engineer.” I can attest this is true in the bay area, as well as in Austin. It still isn’t easy to raise money, but it is easier to find VCs looking for good deals to invest in than engineers looking for awesome startups to work at. We are fortunate to have an incredible talent pipeline, largely thanks to our relationship with UT and our magnetic founder and CTO, Flip Kromer. That being said, we’re hiring! Please email me at nick<at>infochimps<dot>com, if you’re interested in being part of an amazing team with awesome perks such as daily catered lunches, 100% paid healthcare premiums, and all the bananas you can eat!
