Comments on: Silicon Valley’s Hiring War–And The Impact to Startups http://www.aventureforth.com/2005/11/23/silicon-valleys-hiring-war-and-the-impact-to-startups/ Ideas about venture capital, investing, technology, and policy. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:46:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Hoffbauer » Archive for the ‘Startup Ideas’ Category http://www.aventureforth.com/2005/11/23/silicon-valleys-hiring-war-and-the-impact-to-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Hoffbauer » Archive for the ‘Startup Ideas’ Category Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:35:17 +0000 http://www.aventureforth.com/?p=54#comment-538 [...] Silicon Valley’s Hiring War-And The Impact to Startups [...] [...] Silicon Valley’s Hiring War-And The Impact to Startups [...]

]]> By: Chris Marino http://www.aventureforth.com/2005/11/23/silicon-valleys-hiring-war-and-the-impact-to-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Chris Marino Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:42:25 +0000 http://www.aventureforth.com/?p=54#comment-441 I still think that start ups have the advantage over GAMEY. Top guys want to change the world. 95% of the new hires at GAMEY are doing fairly ordinary work. I don't think there is enough action over there for all the rocket scientist that they've got. I still think that start ups have the advantage over GAMEY. Top guys want to change the world. 95% of the new hires at GAMEY are doing fairly ordinary work. I don’t think there is enough action over there for all the rocket scientist that they’ve got.

]]> By: Pat http://www.aventureforth.com/2005/11/23/silicon-valleys-hiring-war-and-the-impact-to-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Pat Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:07:15 +0000 http://www.aventureforth.com/?p=54#comment-410 There are also a lot of other companies forming (or have formed) outside of the valley and in smaller cities throughout the country. We're based in Blacksburg, Virginia for example - being right next to a major university (Virginia Tech) helps a lot and likewise, a lot of people simply don't want to leave the area even if they could work for GAMEY in big, bad California or wherever. I think you'll see a lot of companies forming in smaller cities throughout the country over the coming years. There are so many benefits to doing so (like a seven minute drive to work)... and like you said, a lot of talented folks don't want to work for the big boys regardless. There was a good article (and there is a book by the same author) on what I'm talking about, if you're interested: http://www.forbes.com/columnists/forbes/2005/1128/039.html Pat There are also a lot of other companies forming (or have formed) outside of the valley and in smaller cities throughout the country. We’re based in Blacksburg, Virginia for example – being right next to a major university (Virginia Tech) helps a lot and likewise, a lot of people simply don’t want to leave the area even if they could work for GAMEY in big, bad California or wherever. I think you’ll see a lot of companies forming in smaller cities throughout the country over the coming years. There are so many benefits to doing so (like a seven minute drive to work)… and like you said, a lot of talented folks don’t want to work for the big boys regardless.

There was a good article (and there is a book by the same author) on what I’m talking about, if you’re interested:

http://www.forbes.com/columnists/forbes/2005/1128/039.html

Pat

]]> By: Mark Milligan http://www.aventureforth.com/2005/11/23/silicon-valleys-hiring-war-and-the-impact-to-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Mark Milligan Thu, 24 Nov 2005 12:06:29 +0000 http://www.aventureforth.com/?p=54#comment-408 I am in direct sales and working from home is luckily a reality with most companies I have met. I do agree developers and other positions could benefit immensely from this. Your data points make sense for the long-term, but in the short-run, the aggressive recruiting does not appear to help create an entrepreneurial spirit for developers and others to take more risk ( going to Google etc. does not appear to be risky ) and create new ideas and turn them into action. Mark I am in direct sales and working from home is luckily a reality with most companies I have met. I do agree developers and other positions could benefit immensely from this.

Your data points make sense for the long-term, but in the short-run, the aggressive recruiting does not appear to help create an entrepreneurial spirit for developers and others to take more risk ( going to Google etc. does not appear to be risky ) and create new ideas and turn them into action.

Mark

]]> By: Dimitar Vesselinov http://www.aventureforth.com/2005/11/23/silicon-valleys-hiring-war-and-the-impact-to-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Dimitar Vesselinov Thu, 24 Nov 2005 02:39:11 +0000 http://www.aventureforth.com/?p=54#comment-407 May I give an example? Blogtronix, the startup I'm involved with, is headquartered in Oakland, CA, and has additional offices in Colorado and Bulgaria. Profile - Blogtronix http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=162 Robert Scoble: BlogTronix impresses http://divedi.blogspot.com/2005/11/robert-scoble-blogtronix-impresses.html May I give an example?

Blogtronix, the startup I’m involved with, is headquartered in Oakland, CA, and has additional offices in Colorado and Bulgaria.

Profile – Blogtronix
http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=162

Robert Scoble: BlogTronix impresses
http://divedi.blogspot.com/2005/11/robert-scoble-blogtronix-impresses.html

]]> By: Anthony Ettinger http://www.aventureforth.com/2005/11/23/silicon-valleys-hiring-war-and-the-impact-to-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Anthony Ettinger Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:51:42 +0000 http://www.aventureforth.com/?p=54#comment-402 If the startups want to be competitive, they will soon have to start allowing employees to work from home on a regular basis. I currently work 1 day a week @ home, and it's not enough...why do I have to come into the office? It's 1:30 hour drive each way, I sit in traffic, and I can do the exact same stuff in half the time @ home without the interruptions. Most of the communication is via email or instant messaging anyway, unless they are sitting next to you. So far, I've only had 1 or 2 companies say "maybe" to 2+ days a week at home. Even after I told them I wouldn't expect to work from home until I got settled in (1 month or so). If the startups want to be competitive, they will soon have to start allowing employees to work from home on a regular basis.

I currently work 1 day a week @ home, and it’s not enough…why do I have to come into the office? It’s 1:30 hour drive each way, I sit in traffic, and I can do the exact same stuff in half the time @ home without the interruptions. Most of the communication is via email or instant messaging anyway, unless they are sitting next to you.

So far, I’ve only had 1 or 2 companies say “maybe” to 2+ days a week at home. Even after I told them I wouldn’t expect to work from home until I got settled in (1 month or so).

]]> By: Web2.0 Ireland http://www.aventureforth.com/2005/11/23/silicon-valleys-hiring-war-and-the-impact-to-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Web2.0 Ireland Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.aventureforth.com/?p=54#comment-411 <!--%kramer-pre%--> Dan [Grossman] also said that “we’ll see an increasing number of important startups based outside of the Valley over the coming few years.” Again, I think this is a trend to watch out for. Not only in big countries like China, but in very small countries like<!--%kramer-post%--> Dan [Grossman] also said that “we’ll see an increasing number of important startups based outside of the Valley over the coming few years.” Again, I think this is a trend to watch out for. Not only in big countries like China, but in very small countries like

]]> By: sztahanov http://www.aventureforth.com/2005/11/23/silicon-valleys-hiring-war-and-the-impact-to-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-412 sztahanov Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.aventureforth.com/?p=54#comment-412 <!--%kramer-pre%-->ó példa a b5media. A vállalkozásoknál, startupoknál van precedens arra, hogy csak a cég fele van az USA-ban, a másik pl. Indiában dolgozik, de ez még nem általános. Dan Grossmann viszont azt írja <!--%kramer-post%--> ó példa a b5media. A vállalkozásoknál, startupoknál van precedens arra, hogy csak a cég fele van az USA-ban, a másik pl. Indiában dolgozik, de ez még nem általános. Dan Grossmann viszont azt írja

]]> By: Read/Write Web http://www.aventureforth.com/2005/11/23/silicon-valleys-hiring-war-and-the-impact-to-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Read/Write Web Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.aventureforth.com/?p=54#comment-413 <!--%kramer-pre%--> November 23, 2005 | Category: Two Way Web | 0 comments Dan Grossman has a thought-provoking post entitled Silicon Valley's Hiring War–And The Impact to Startups . He suggests that Start-ups will start looking outside the Valley for talent: "...I think the talent wars will be good for cities outside of the Valley, as companies look elsewhere to find smart people. It's already possible to stay connected and<!--%kramer-post%--> November 23, 2005 | Category: Two Way Web | 0 comments Dan Grossman has a thought-provoking post entitled Silicon Valley’s Hiring War–And The Impact to Startups . He suggests that Start-ups will start looking outside the Valley for talent: “…I think the talent wars will be good for cities outside of the Valley, as companies look elsewhere to find smart people. It’s already possible to stay connected and

]]> By: mathewingram.com/work http://www.aventureforth.com/2005/11/23/silicon-valleys-hiring-war-and-the-impact-to-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-414 mathewingram.com/work Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.aventureforth.com/?p=54#comment-414 <!--%kramer-pre%--> who lives in New Zealand — just wrote something about how maybe being far away from Silicon Valley isn’t such a bad thing… he notes that Dan Grossman of A Venture Forth says companies may increasingly start to look outside the Valley when they’re hiring. Technorati Tags: Google, Riya, TechCrunch, Web+2.0, Web2.0<!--%kramer-post%--> who lives in New Zealand — just wrote something about how maybe being far away from Silicon Valley isn’t such a bad thing… he notes that Dan Grossman of A Venture Forth says companies may increasingly start to look outside the Valley when they’re hiring. Technorati Tags: Google, Riya, TechCrunch, Web+2.0, Web2.0

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