At this point in my life, I'm looking to try working at startups and some domains different from what I'm normally recruited to. For founders and people hiring at startups and smaller companies, how do you generally prefer candidates to apply? YC's WorkAtAStartup database seems to have a great overview of companies, but the application just being essentially an email makes me wonder if that feature is silently ignored - perhaps this is common knowledge. Do you tend to go through your applications on Linkedin or your company site before looking through WorkAtAStartup?
dtagames•7mo ago
I think it's either just for appearances or in hopes of luring some miracle candidate. But would those people be applying via WaaS? Seems unlikely.
Besides, what startup has money to add headcount right away? Certainly not on what you get from YC.