3 resources from Wellfound we point founders to, and the questions each answers.
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Why we picked it
If you have no warm intros, you need a pond stocked with people who actually want startup work, and Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) is the biggest one. You can post a role for free and reach developers who self-selected into early-stage companies, which matters more than raw volume when you are unknown. Pair it with GitHub and LinkedIn outreach rather than treating any one platform as the whole answer.
Why we picked it
A step-by-step guide from a startup hiring platform that covers sourcing, referrals, and being open to remote to widen a thin talent pool. It is practical about starting with your network and using referral bounties to pull good people out of friends' networks. A solid operational checklist for the first technical hire.
Why we picked it
Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) is a startup focused pond where developers who want to work at early companies actually hang out, and posting a role is free. It is a concrete place to fish that beats a generic job board for reaching startup ready, remote friendly engineers. Use it to source, then run your own trial task to evaluate.
