Darren Herman

At my last startup, we used our investors not just for business guidance, but also as talent scouts.  They were constantly meeting interesting people who were looking to join or build the next big idea and they helped us place some great talent within our organization.

Now, as an investor at kbs+p Ventures (and still an entrepreneur), our portfolio companies are asking us for hiring help.  Taylor and I are working on an internal & external talent management tool but I didn’t want to wait to publish these until it’s polished and released as it could be another month or so.

Here are some awesome opportunities from our portfolio (and friends of ours) who have asked us for candidates:

Crowdtwist:  A New York based startup who drives customer engagement through next generation loyalty software. CrowdTwist’s activity engine intelligently tracks consumer interactions with your brand (i.e. consuming, creating, sharing, purchasing, etc.) within your own site and across other destinations online. They are currently looking for:  Director of Engineering, Project Manager.

Adapt.ly:  A New York based startup who has made it extremely easy to buy media and audiences across the social web.  I personally call these guys the first social DSP.  They are currently looking to hire:  Ruby Developers, Data Scientists, Account Managers, and Summer Interns

The Media Kitchen:  New York based communications planning and buying agency (part of kbs+p) is hiring an Associate Director of Media Technology.  This position will be reporting into myself and will be an awesome role for someone who understands the infamous GCA/Luma Partners slide and reads AdExchanger daily.  Job description is located here.

If I missed any opportunities, I’ll post again in a few weeks.  If you are interested in applying for an opportunity, please contact the company directly (follow instructions on the opportunity page).