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Brian Chesky on how to hire in founder mode:

Turns out, you can have it all. For years, I thought building a career that fuels you and leaves space for family and fulfillment was a myth—until I made it real. Now, I wake up each day with purpose and energy, doing work that doesn’t drain me. I have time for my family, my passions, and most importantly, a clear sense of direction. (If I'm being real, it might have taken 3 layoffs and a divorce to get there, but that's a story for another time. 😉 ) Now imagine that just 3 months from now, 3 things have happened: 1️⃣ You’ve designed a plan that brings your work and personal goals into alignment. 2️⃣ You’re making intentional decisions and feeling more at ease. 3️⃣ You’re stepping into bigger possibilities, like you've always dreamed about, with less self-doubt and anxiety. If that resonates, I’m opening office hours through @NextPlay to help people redefine success on their terms. We’ll cover: 1️⃣ Defining what “having it all” could look like for you 2️⃣ Building a career path that doesn’t feel like a trade-off 3️⃣ Unlocking your next level of success without burning out Sign up here for a free 30-minute call: nextplay.so/officehours P.S. I’ve seen clients go from feeling “stuck” to waking up excited about the life they’re building. If you’re ready to explore a new way forward, let’s chat.

*24 companies I’m an investor in are now hiring* I'd love to get you in front of these companies if you're exploring your next move. Reach out and I will do my best to help. Full list here: 1) Bright Harbor - disaster recovery support (Austin) 2) Equals - next generation analysis and reporting (remote US) 3) Natoma - non-human identity protection (Boston / Bangalore / Bay Area) 4) Pocus - signal based selling (Bay Area / NYC / remote) 5) Hero - AI selling (remote) 6) Masterschool - network of career training schools (Tel Aviv / Germany) 7) Gelt - tax optimization and management (Tel Aviv / remote) 8) Gestalt - human data interface (NYC) 9) Gynger - tech payments on your terms (NYC / Tel Aviv) 10) SwagUp - swag platform (NYC) 11) Passionfroot - creator brand deals platform (Berlin / NYC / remote) 12) Landa - fractional real estate investing (NYC / Tel Aviv) 13) Daytona - dev environment manager (remote) 14) Kick - self-driving bookkeeping (remote) 15) Yuzu Health - custom-built employer health plans (NYC) 16) Alta | AI Revenue Workforce - AI revenue platform (NYC / Tel Aviv) 17) Modyfi - design platform (remote) 18) SellScale - outbound automation (Bay Area) 19) OwnID - password-free tech (Tel Aviv) 20) Gamma - AI-powered decks / sites (Bay Area) 21) Balance - b2b transaction lifecycle (NYC / Tel Aviv) 22) Givebutter - fundraising platform (remote / Austin) 23) Haize Labs - AI safety (NYC) 24) Marble Health - therapy for teens (NYC / US remote) links to all of their career pages will be in the comments (remember, sometimes the best roles aren't posted anywhere) can't make any promises about connecting you, will do my best to check if relevant! 👋 for more lists like these every week, follow me here: Ben Lang ✨ if you’re thinking about what’s next, check out next play

I just sent out an email with a new list of under-the-radar opportunities (breakout startups hiring, co-founder searches, early teams.) Drop your email in the comments and I’ll forward it to you.

👋 Following our recent $11M seed funding, we're excited to expand our team! We're looking for exceptional engineers to join us in building on the frontier of AI + healthcare. We're currently #hiring for the following positions:  🖥 Senior Full Stack Engineer  🎰 Senior AI Engineer If you or someone you know is a great fit, we’d love to hear from you! Check out the application link in the comment below. 👇

Hello Brussels, next play is officially coming to town for a first afterwork drink on November 19th! If you’re an operator, founder, investor looking out for your next move sign up, you can't miss it or you'll be damned to networking with Blue Book Trainees for the rest of your life 😝 (RSVP using the link in the first comment) 👀 Places are limited so you better hurry 🏃♂️ Ben Lang Rangel Milushev

A conversation with Nick Grandy, Airbnb’s first employee: https://lnkd.in/deNuSvDc

These notes make our day!

These 30 fast growing, early-stage startups each raised $5-10M from top-tier VC funds in the past few weeks and are now HIRING: 1) Counsel Health - remote medical consultations (NYC/US remote) 2) Tildei - conversational marketing starting with Whatsapp (NYC) 3) Concourse - AI for corporate finance (NYC) 4) Passionfroot - B2B influencer marketing (NYC/Berlin/remote) 5) Infinite Machine - urban electric vehicle maker (NYC) 6) Fondo - startup accounting automation (US remote) 7) Abel Police - automated police paperwork (Bay Area) 8) Endeavor - AI for manufacturing (Bay Area) 9) General Galactic - renewable synthetic fuels (El Segundo/Los Angeles) 10) Early - automated testing generator (Israel) 11) Reflect - orbital solar mirrors (Hawthorne) 12) Feno - smart toothbrush (Culver City) 13) Verax AI - enterprise solutions for gen AI (Tel Aviv) 14) Stream - medical claims automation (Bay Area) 15) hotglue - embedded integration platform (DC/US remote) 16) Hue. - beauty UGC marketplace (US remote/Canada remote) 17) Adfin - invoice management (Iasi/Romania) 18) OpenGradient - open-source model hosting (US remote) 19) Clerk Chat - multi-channel messaging (Bay Area) 20) Yuma AI (YC W23) - e-commerce support automation (US remote/France remote/Barcelona/Spain) 21) Third Dimension AI - game worlds with AI (London/EU remote) 22) Simplismart - inference engine for AI (Bangalore) 23) Emidat - construction environmental intelligence (Munich) 24) BuildPass - AI for construction sites (Australia remote/Austin) 25) Herald - digital infrastructure for commercial insurance (NYC) 26) Rollstack - automated decks and docs (Remote EU/California) 27) First - online prenups (California) 28) Moondream AI - vision AI for devs (Seattle/remote) 29) Speckle - collaborative data hub (remote) 30) Table22 - ecommerce tools for food merchants (remote) links to all of their career pages will be in the comments 👋 for more lists like these every week, follow me here: Ben Lang ✨ if you’re thinking about what’s next (joining a new company or building a startup), check out next play 🙏 thank you Harmonic (startup database) for helping source the data

Here's a new list of 36 fast-growing Y Combinator backed startups, with <25 employees, hiring for REMOTE roles: 1) Redbird - AI-powered analytics platform 2) Hatchet - background task orchestration and visibility 3) Knowtex - AI note-taking & charge capture for doctors 4) Bree Technologies - cash advances in Canada 5) Maia - AI relationship app for couples 6) Versable - AI product description enhancement for auto parts 7) LANDED - video-based fast hiring marketplace 8) Unriddle (YC S24) - research paper search and access platform 9) Stacksync (YC W24) - sync between CRMs and databases 10) Viva Labs (YC W22) - AI video creation platform 11) Openlayer - platform for shipping airtight AI 12) Firecrawl - web data extraction for AI 13) LunaJoy Health - precision mental health care for women 14) Cashboard (YC S22) - analytics hub for finance teams 15) TrueBiz - instant background checks for businesses 16) Dots (YC S21) - developer-friendly payouts infrastructure 17) FlexDesk - office portfolio management platform 18) Response - end-to-end indirect spend control 19) Finni Health (YC W23) - platform for independent autism care providers 20) Resolve - VR simulations for operations and maintenance teams 21) Kontigo (YC S24) - USDC neobank for latinos 22) Recover - online addiction treatment with government funding 23) Truss - construction banking platform 24) WeWeb - no-code frontend builder with backend integration 25) Stable - virtual business mailbox service 26) Rally UXR - user research CRM 27) Strive - online coding school for kids 28) Courtyard.io - collectibles investment platform 29) Devyce - global business mobile network 30) Bot MD - AI clinical assistant for doctors 31) Tiptap - collaborative apps developer toolkit 32) SPATE - market trends prediction platform 33) Activeloop - database for AI 34) Rollstack - automated data-driven presentations platform 35) Quindar - satellite operations monitoring platform 36) SigNoz - open source DataDog alternative links to all of their career pages will be in the comments 👋 for more lists like these every week, follow me here: Ben Lang ✨ if you’re thinking about what’s next (joining a new company or building a startup), join us at next play