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Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait on how AI is changing human resources and weaning his company off venture funding via private equity

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He’s founder and CEO of Greenhouse , a ‘hiring operating system’ for companies which spans recruiting and onboarding tools for enterprises and SMEs. Originally backed by venture capital, in 2021 Daniel worked with TPG , a large private equity firm, to make them the majority investor.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. It would take 2 years to catch up but believe me they have the capital to do so. They might struggle to hire a-players because, well, would you go work at Public Storage to build their software capabilities? Or would you go to a disruptor in stead?

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How To Find A Programmer To Build Your Startup Idea

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In a search done today, a web developer in Washington, DC should make anywhere from $70,000 to $120,000 per year. If they hire an accountant to help prepare and file their taxes that may cost around $500. With this you have a new rate range for a Washington, DC based programmer of web applications: $42.15-$67.15

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How to Raise Money When You’re Not in a Major VC Market

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Just ask the people of Portland, Seattle, Boulder, Iowa, Princeton, Dallas or countless other cities that don’t have enough venture capital. If you don’t live in a major VC zone, I have some tips for how to make it easier to raise Venture Capital. Ask SuperCell. Or UrbanAirship. I know local talent.

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Here are More Signs that LA Tech is Moving to the Next Level

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Mike Lincoln (Washington DC / Virginia … Cooley). Nearly everybody in the DC region had told me, “You must meet Mike. At GRP Partners we’re all in on Los Angeles having written about $35 million in early-stage venture capital investments in this market alone in the past six months. And then today.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access.

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Lessons Learned: About the author

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He serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups, and has worked as a consultant to a number of startups, companies, and venture capital firms. In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership.