AngelList Secrets of Hiring
Company background Talent platform
Secrets of hiring
AngelList
Platform Fundraising
Talent
AngelList
Messaging, following, profiles API
Incubator applications
PLATFORM
Over $160M raised online last year 440 startups & 3,400 investors
$400MM seed fund: CSC Upshot
FUNDRAISING
Launched Nov ’11 w/ 20 companies One-engineer team till Jan ’15
TALENT
300k+ candidates 15k+ companies
15k introductions / week
TALENT
It’s free High-quality, active candidates
Engineers, designers, PMs, moreAlso, it’s free
WHY USE IT?
Tell your story Reach out Be active Be honest
SECRETS OF HIRING
Pitch candidates like you’d pitch investors Tag all team members and investors
Include product screenshots and details
TELL YOUR STORY
DON’T just look at inbound applicants Click “Yes” and write a custom note
Create search filters & subscribe to alerts
REACH OUT
CREATE & SAVE FILTERS
Reach out to at least 1 candidate per day Respond quickly to candidates
BE ACTIVE
Post accurate compensation (be fair!) Don’t reach out to everyone (no spam!)
Respond quickly to candidates (be nice!)
BE HONEST
iOS App SourcerBot
A-List
NEW TALENT PRODUCTS
REVIEW CANDIDATES VIA SLACK
RESPOND IN ENGLISH
Premium marketplace Launching early ’16
Sign up for beta: angel.co/beta
A-LIST
Tell your story Reach out Be active Be honest
SECRETS OF HIRING
MORE INFOangel.co/2015
EARLY ACCESS TO NEW FEATURES angel.co/beta