Welcome to another edition of my “Who’s Hiring” series. I have written about this in the last in September 2023 and May.

As I have said before, looking for a job is a numbers game. It’s usually around 25 resume submissions to get 1 call back, and 3 callbacks to get a job. Your numbers may vary depending on the economic cycle, your industry and your age. (Ageism is real in Silicon Valley).1

When it comes to looking for a job, my algorithm is this:

  1. Use your contacts for jobs they know about. This is your best source.
  2. Look for companies who have just received funding from VCs. The first thing A and B round startups do once they have funding is hire people.
  3. Search the Web. This is the lowest yield approach. I have been trying to get a job at Adobe for 20 years with no luck.

Follow the Money

Here’s how it works. VCs go out and solicit commitments for money for funds from their investors. The VCs then invest in companies, who then hire people. Simple right?

So, as of December 2024, here is are some additional funds that I could find who have raised money and have job sites. My full list is here.

  1. Insight Partners
    • Fund Size: $20 billion (Insight Partners XII).
    • Focus: Growth-stage and late-stage technology companies.
    • Date Announced: 2021
    • Source: VentureBeat.
    • Jobs
  2. Lightspeed Venture Partners
    • Fund Size: $7.1 billion (across four funds).
    • Focus: Growth equity, early-stage investments.
    • Date Announced: July 2024.
    • Source: Crunchbase
    • Jobs
  1. I had a recruiter tell me in the last 2 weeks (of writing this) that I would have trouble getting a job at my age and that I should leave experiences off my resume, and remove years from my education. ↩︎