Do Your First 10 Hires Really Matter Most?

Description

They say that your first 10 hires are the most important that you will ever make. How do you make sure that you have the best strategy in place to recruit the best team possible? Join RocketSpace and Mitchellake on Wednesday, November 28th as we welcome a panel of experts to discuss trends and opportunities in the world of recruiting. Answers to the below questions and more will be discussed in depth:
How do I distinguish my company from the competition and attract the best Tech talent in such a competitive market?

How do I make recruitment a core strategy of my business plan?
How do I find candidates? What are the best tools Jobvite, Linkedin, Github etc..?
How do I screen the candidates to make sure they are the right fit?
How much should I be paying for recruitment?
What kind of choices are there for recruitment help?
How much does culture fit matter? How can I find the people that align with our culture?
How do I find a Technical Co-Founder?
Our company is scaling very quickly, how do we handle multiple hires at one time?
What is an attractive salary for the position I am trying to fill?
What is the benefit of having a recruitment strategy, compared to just posting jobs on our website and job boards?

Agenda:
6:00pm- 7:00pm- Registration, Networking, Light Appetizers and Beverages
7:00pm- 8:00pm- Panel Discussion
8:00pm- 8:15pm- Q & A
8:15pm- 9:00pm- More networking

Moderator:
Greg Russel CEO Mitchellake
Mitchellake US co-founder, Greg has been building world class teams and recruitment processes for high-growth technology companies since the dotcom boom of the late 90s. He has also built an early stage team from the other side of the fence as Chief Operating Officer for a social gaming startup in San Francisco.

Panel:
Dan Portillo VP Talent for Greylock
Dan has been in recruiting since 1999 and has scaled both consumer and enterprise software companies. He was VP of HR at Mozilla and grew them from 20 to 400. He's currently VP of Talent at Greylock where he works with startups developing recruiting strategy.

Bret Reckard Technical Recruiting Manager at Sequoia Capital
Bret helps the Sequoia portfolio attract, source, evaluate and hire technical talent across various levels and industries.
Claudia Fulga Director of HR at TicketFly
Claudia is a strategic, collaborative and creative HR professional with 13 years of experience in creative and start-up environments and 8 year's experience teaching at the university level.

Ari Mir Co-founder of PocketChange
Ari brings over 10 years of entrepreneurial product leadership experience to PocketChange. He is best known for co-founding GumGum.com, the world's largest In-image Ad-network, reaching 100M+ unique visitors per month. Are also cofounded MoJungle which was acquired in 2007.

Shannon Callahan Talent Partner, Talent Services at Andreessen Horowitz
Shannon Callahan runs Technical Talent and People Practices at Andreessen Horowitz. As a partner with extensive experience building teams, training managers, and evaluating and hiring technical talent, Shannon helps portfolio companies navigate the talent market and implement best practices on the people front. Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz, Shannon was a director of HR at Hewlett Packard. Shannon joined Opsware in 1999 as a recruiter and ran HR for the company prior to its acquistion by HP for $1.6 billion in 2007.

Hosted By:
Startup. Blast off. RocketSpace is an accelerator for high- growth, seed funded tech startups. We provide the fuel that every startup needs to accelerate: access to top talent, tier 1 venture capital, and blue-chip brands representing millions of potential customers. Located in the heart of tech & new media in San Francisco, RocketSpace currently hosts over 130 of the hottest startups in mobile, gaming, and the web 2.0 as well as an alumni network including Uber, Zaarly, PocketGems, Zaapos, and Podio.

Sponsored By:
MitchelLake is a progressive, passionate and experienced provider of Executive Search, Specialist Recruitment, Managed Recruitment & RPO for ventures and individuals that are leading the convergence of technology, media & marketing.

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