Matt Mickiewicz

Plus: Chicago (TechWeek), Miami (SOBE Fest), Napa Valley, Indianapolis (Superbowl), Park City (Sundance), Montreal, Belize, Hawaii, Dublin (F.ounders), Rome, Capri, Ravello, Positano, Florence, Tuscany, Portofino, Lake Como and Venice.

According to TripIt I’ve done 189,450km in 2012.

Some Great Posts To Finish The Year Off On.

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:45:00 -0500

The Age of Excellence by Jason Calacanis

Programming Your Culture by Ben Horowitz

How A16Z Evaluates CEOs

How to Get Startup Ideas by Paul Graham. Choice quote: “When you have an idea for a startup, ask yourself: who wants this right now? Who wants this so much that they’ll use it even when it’s a crappy version one made by a two-person startup they’ve never heard of? If you can’t answer that, the idea is probably bad.”

I’ve been sending Paul’s article to a lot of people recently who have been asking me for advice… too many people are building something that’s only 10% or 20% better than the status quo. That’s not good enough. See Peter Diamandis’s “10X Cheaper, 10X Faster, 1000X Better”.

And I assume everyone has read “The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs”.

ENTREPRENEURS: BREAKDOWNS & BREAKTHROUGHS.

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:59:00 -0500

ENTREPRENEURS: BREAKDOWNS & BREAKTHROUGHS.

Entrepreneurshit: The Blog Post On What It's Really Like

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:22:46 -0500

Entrepreneurshit: The Blog Post On What It's Really Like:

This strongly resonated with me.

The Next Web: The future of recruiting in the tech industry

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:01:35 -0500

The Next Web: The future of recruiting in the tech industry

Another Example Why Tech Recruiting is Broken.

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:57:00 -0400

I just got this email on my DeveloperAuction.com email account…

Unsolicited, “blind” resume with the engineer’s contact details removed, typical example of resumes getting shopped around
For a person with skills that we don’t require (we don’t have any advertised job openings)
Sent to someone (me) with a huge database of tech talent who is trying to put clueless recruiters like these out of business

Hi Matt-

My name is Audrey Panzeri and I am a recruiter for high tech startups. I wanted to reach out and see if you have an interest in a candidate I’m working with out of Apple. He is a PM/PMM looking for a earlier stage company where he can make a larger impact. He has experience working on cross platform (OS10, iOS, and iCloud) applications and on both consumer and enterprise products. He also has a great education out of Princeton.
I’m not sure where you are with your hiring needs or if he’s a fit but I would love the chance to chat. Thanks and I look forward to your feedback.

Audrey Panzeri

Quest Groups

Executive Recruiter

Ph: 650.328.4100X119

Cell: 650.438.0781

@PanzeriQG

Audrey@questgroups.com

Attachments: Candidate 365815 (Blind #240820).DOC
File #5E687E1F0C2C227D54

Techcrunch: Developer Auction Racks Up $78 Million More Bids, Expands To LA

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:07:00 -0400

Techcrunch: Developer Auction Racks Up $78 Million More Bids, Expands To LA:

Really excited about the progress that we’re making.

Speaking at Dublin Web Summit about The War for Tech Talent....

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:25:49 -0400

Speaking at Dublin Web Summit about The War for Tech Talent. Polling the audience about who is hiring software engineers…

Forbes: Hounded By Recruiters, Coders Put Themselves Up For Auction

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:07:00 -0400

Forbes: Hounded By Recruiters, Coders Put Themselves Up For Auction:

Great write-up about what we’re trying to do.

Peter Diamandis: 10X Cheaper, 10X Faster, 1000X Better

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:25:36 -0400

Peter Diamandis: 10X Cheaper, 10X Faster, 1000X Better:

Post by Peter Diamandis based on an interview I did with him.

Empact 100 Award & White House

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:17:27 -0400

Empact 100 Award & White House:

Awesome to be recognized on the Empact 100 list and to be invited to the White House.

Shoutout to Simpleology for Charitable Donation!

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:51:10 -0400

Huge thanks to Keith Wellman and the entire Simpleology.com team for donating $5000 to Doctors Without Borders for a 1-hour interview with me.

I’ll update this post once my interview is posted.

Mashable: This Site Pays Developers to find a new job

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:09:00 -0400

Mashable: This Site Pays Developers to find a new job

Quora, DropBox, Others Made $30M in Job Offers To Engineers In First 2 Weeks Of DeveloperAuction

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:50:00 -0400

Quora, DropBox, Others Made $30M in Job Offers To Engineers In First 2 Weeks Of DeveloperAuction:

My new business, taking on recruiting, and focusing on both sides of the equation (rather than one).

Our goal is to help elite developers quickly vet offers and compare them side-by-side in an efficient, competitive process so that we ultimately become the preferred way for them to job hunt.

Techcrunch: Quora, DropBox, Others Made $30M in Job Offers To Engineers In First 2 Weeks Of DeveloperAuction

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:11:00 -0400

Techcrunch: Quora, DropBox, Others Made $30M in Job Offers To Engineers In First 2 Weeks Of DeveloperAuction:

Amazing level of demand for something new and better in the tech recruiting space. The status quo is so bad and so broken right now, it’s time for a fresh approach.