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How to Negotiate Equity in a Startup: 5 Things Every Candidate Should Know
Negotiating equity in startups can make or break your long-term reward. Learn how to evaluate offers, understand vesting, and make smarter decisions around startup equity for employees — without getting lost in the jargon.

Jeremy Macleod
4 days ago


Startup H1B Visa: What Startup Founders Need to Know About the September 2025 Changes
For early-stage startups, the startup H1B visa shift is less about immigration law and more about strategic growth risk. If you’re planning U.S. market entry or trying to scale niche technical teams, you need a hiring plan that accounts for these new constraints.

Matthew Baden
Sep 25


AI in Startup Recruitment: Friend or Foe?
At the end of the day, the best AI recruiting tool for tech startups is the one that makes startup recruitment faster without losing the human touch. And for startup recruiters, the opportunity is clear: use AI as your assistant, not your replacement. Technology may help us hire smarter, but only people can make hiring truly human.

Natalie Adams
Aug 28


Why Losing Out on Foundational GTM Roles Feels Personal—And Why It’s Not
Interviewing for foundational GTM roles is unlike any other job search. These are the hires that shape a startup’s sales, marketing, and customer journey from the ground up.

Yisel De Leon
Jun 9


What I Wish Candidates Knew: Startup Interview Tips
Let’s be honest—interviews at early-stage startups feel different. The pace is fast. Roles are ambiguous. Expectations are high. You’re not just applying for a job; you’re pitching yourself as a force multiplier in a lean team. A go-getter who can get things done.
It’s no wonder candidates second-guess themselves.

Yisel De Leon
May 27


Retained or Contingent?
Contingent recruitment can often be seen as a more cost-effective approach to hiring as you only pay the agency when a candidate is...

Natalie Adams
Apr 13, 2023


Location Location Location? Maybe not...
The Search Experience works with seed to series-D hyper-growth technology companies, focusing on mid- to senior-level appointments within...

Jeremy MacLeod
Mar 25, 2020


Does Your Funding Source Impact Your Talent Attraction?
With unemployment at record lows in Silicon Valley it is a candidate’s market and tech startups are competing for top talent like never...

Jeremy MacLeod
Nov 6, 2019


Would You Accept Financial Advice From a Lottery Winner?
Given the recent $1 billion lottery bonanza, it got me thinking about people who win the Silicon Valley Lottery and the roles they play...

Jeremy MacLeod
Nov 28, 2018


Are There Too Many Cooks in your Talent Kitchen?
Specializing in Sales and Marketing recruitment at TSE in San Francisco naturally means I have the privilege of partnering with some...

Natalie Adams
Oct 1, 2018
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