1/ Pro Tip: Best way to find a job at a startup…
Hint: it doesn’t start with a job board…
a thread
2/ Go to @crunchbase and set up a filter for the following:
1. Amount raised: $5M - $10M
2. Announced on: today - 3 days ago
3. Headquarters location: your preference
4. Investor Name: @Accel, @Greycroftvc, @Sequoia, @a16z etc...
It should look something like this.
3/ When a company raises money… they are going to use the capital to build out their team.
It isn’t rocket science!
4/ When successful venture firms with track records like, @Accel, @Greycroftvc, @Sequoia, @a16z sink money into a startup. Their chance of success increases astronomically.
5/ Filtering for recent fundraising allows you to get a pulse for when a company is going to add positions to their job board (if they haven’t already)