Startups Face Stiff Competition for Talent; 10% Signing Bonuses Becoming Routine
(Reuters) - For entrepreneur Ash Bhoopathy, not even backing from Bill Gates gives his tech startup enough street cred to easily land qualified engineers in today's competitive recruiting environment. "It's hard to attract the really talented developers," said the 29-year-old co-founder of BettrAt, a Seattle, Wash.-based startup that helps users plan and track accomplishments related to career and personal interests. "If you're a startup and say, ‘I'm backed by Sequoia,' they get this glint
8 June 2011•4 mins read
