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Is there a site that lists startups that are hiring?

37 points by adammichaelc ↗ HN
If so, what is it? If no such website exists, then one should exist. I would love to browse such a site to look for startup job opportunities. It could include a broad range in the amount of equity that was up for grabs, etc.

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adammichaelc
I just checked out gobignetwork.com. It seems to have a lot of traction. It's been featured on MSNBC, Business Week, Forbes, and the WSJ.

Apparently it's helped companies get funded, find startup employees, and help freelancers market their services... and has an easy user interface.

Has anybody else used GoBigNetwork?

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adammichaelc
What's up with the down mod? I got all the info from the site... It does look really impressive...
ardit33
I did upmoded you, mainly b/c I don't think you deserved it. But gobignetwork seems to be the place that attracts wantrepenours, mostly guys with ideas, no concrete plans and attitudes that real hackers generally dislike. I could be wrong thou, but that's the perception of the site.
humanlever
So one guy has an opinion counter to the norm (here) and he gets thrown under the bus? I don't even know the guy and I think that's pretty weak.
xlnt
my site whichstartupsarehiring.com is now hiring
aseever
npost (http://www.npost.com) is a good place to check out for startup jobs.
npost
I run nPost and would welcome feedback on the site. We try and focus solely on tech startup jobs. We also featured over 200 interviews that we have done with startups including Disqus, and others.

If you would like to contact me you can do so at nathan (at) npost (dot) com.

dzohrob
http://startupers.com
nuggien
that "if your boss is coming..." link is hilarious
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jfarmer
Am I the only one who ignores job postings asking for "Rockstar developers?"
iamdave
No. It makes them look deseprate imo.
randy
jobs@startup_you_want_to_work_for.com

In my experience, pretty much every start up is hiring provided you're qualified and passionate enough. By their very nature, start ups can't possibly list things like expected salary or equity because those heavily dependent on what you yourself bring to the table. If you'd like a place to start when looking for start ups you'd be interested in, http://www.crunchbase.com/companies might be a good place to start.

In the words of Paul Bucheit (from his talk at Startup School 08), "I've never really had any problems figuring out what to do with more really great people... because they can usually just take care of themselves."

wave
If you want to work for companies that have been funded, most of the venture capitalists have job listing in their websites:

http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs (you already know this)

http://jobs.sequoiacap.com/

http://www.ventureloop.com/kpcb/careers_home.php

[dead] LeeCasey
by far, http://www.HotStartupJobs.com/ is probably the best aggregator - everything is on one page. No need to navigate all over the place to search
[dead] Mark009
Lee, I agreed. I just tried the search, which they call it SCAN, it just highlights all the related keywords.
[dead] lisa_watts
yeah, having it all on 1 page really makes thing easier and less confusing - it auto refreshes, which is a simple feature - but super useful
ecommercematt
There are 2 comments praising the site you link to, both from user names created at the exact same time as your own.

Coincidence?

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[dead] nathanL
problem with these VC's job post is that they don't have RSS to it, hard to follow them - I like aggregator - convenience and all in one area
[dead] lisa_watts
Nathan, I agreed with you. This is another reason why I go to aggregated sites, instead of individual. Otherwise, I would mind as well go directly to the company's website instead.
Alasdair
Entrepreneurial internships... www.enternships.com
sown
There seem to be a lot of sites for web startups. How about for systems?
mtw
www.standoutjobs.com is a great place to find this kind of job
[dead] pop_link
wow, excellent discussion on jobs at startups. I'm a reader of popurl.com for a while. HotStartupJobs.com is exactly that, which I find it to be very simple, yet super useful
Mystalic
www.conotes.com is up and coming.
andrewconotes
Hey Mystalic - Thanks for the compliment. It's great to see people using CoNotes.

To everyone else, I am the founder of CoNotes, which is another resource available for startup positions. Currently there are over 500 companies and 200 openings available. I'd love to hear people's thoughts.

Thanks.

shuleatt
Noah's blog lists them sometimes...www.okdork.com
wschroter
Thanks for the mentions of Go BIG (this is Wil, the founder) but keep in mind you can pick up some other broader searches through indeed.com and simplyhired.com - most of the sites like ours do syndicate those feeds. Also, check out 37signals and techcrunch for their job feeds which are often pretty sweet and pretty targeted. Not sure if you're looking strictly for tech startups. Some people want tech jobs in non-tech companies (imagine that!)
mikesabat
a great way to find the job you're looking for is go to the about us page of websites that you really love. If the company is established/funded they will most likely have a list of opportunities.

If there is nothing listed email one of the founders directly and tell them why you want to work and what you can do (keep it short).

You probably won't get a job instantly, but 3 months down the line people will be contacting you before they post the open jobs.