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takrupp

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October 27, 2009 (16y ago)
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Hired.com is now my jam. Formerly HoboHookah and Constitution Group. Recruiter by trade, but focused on hiring and scaling a marketplace.

takrupp (@) gmail

  1. Getting the Best Engineers is about Recruiting Fast (hired.com)
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  2. Ask HN: Live/Work Space Open in Jersey City

    We are three entrepreneurs running three small businesses from two apartments in a building very accessible to New York city. One of the rooms is opening up and we'd love to have a fellow entrepreneur join us. What we…

    1 points 0
  3. Game Over: Mubarak Won, Democracy Lost (mideast.foreignpolicy.com)
    5 points 0
  4. Ask HN: Does anyone do SEO out there?

    We are looking for someone in SEO to work on our online retail site. We got semi-burned by the last group we worked with (they over promised), so I want to get HN's thoughts on doing SEO before selecting someone. Would…

    10 points 32
  5. Ask HN: What color do you recommend for a physical product?

    One of our businesses is a hookah shop, where we manufacture a portable style hookah (http://hobohookah.com). Our first one was silver, the second one black and now we want to add 1 or 2 new colors. What are your…

    2 points 1
  6. Ask HN: How do you forward traffic based on country of origin?

    We are a small, but successful e-commerce site and we have distributors now in 5 different regions. The regions are all country specific and it is very important for our relationships with our distributors that traffic…

    2 points 3
  7. Ask HN: Help me verify my news app

    We've been testing an app that determines news the second it appears online. Since our new version is up, one major US news event has happened which is the hostage situation at the Discovery Channel. We broke this story…

    2 points 1
  8. Ask HN: When did a news story first appear online?

    Hey everyone, We have a news related startup using a unique algorithm and right now we are trying to back test it against competing news organizations. Yesterday, you all may have heard, there was a hostage situation at…

    2 points 0
  9. Ask HN: Where to have your honeymoon?

    I'm a techie and looking for a sweet place for a honeymoon. My girl and I are travelers, we've been to Asia, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and throughout the US. She is a a school teacher (has July off, the month we'll…

    14 points 7
  10. Ask HN: Where to put your money?

    Like a lot of entrepreneurs who are revenue positive, we have excess cash on hand. Given the crazy markets, we don't really want to hold equities and probably not most debt either (treasuries or otherwise). Where is…

    23 points 22
  11. What kind of telephone system for a small business?

    We run a couple of businesses with one of them being pretty phone intensive. We have 5 employees now and are looking to upgrade our telephone system. Current setup: - Panasonic 2-line cordless phone (3 handsets plus…

    7 points 9
  12. Working with Recruiters for the First Time (constitutionllp.com)

    Quick article on why to work with recruiters, what to expect, and how to pick one for those who are just graduating.

    1 points 0
  13. Getting an Incubator on Governor's Island, NYC (takrupp.nomadlife.org)
    1 points 0