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From $20,000 signing bonuses and unlimited vacation time to a year’s supply of cold beer and free limousine rides, technology start-ups are doing everything they can to win the war for top technical talent.

VentureLoop That includes enlisting investors as foot soldiers.

While venture firms have always helped start-ups fill executive and board member positions, they haven’t typically sourced engineers to build product. This more specialized recruiting skill, at least historically, has been the role of founders and their first few hires.

 

To read the full, original article click on this link: Venture Firms Battle To Woo Top Tech Talent - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ

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