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7 Hacks That Will Help You Hire for Scale

September 7, 2016
By
Maya Humes
This post originally appeared on Lever’s Blog Hiring just keeps getting harder. Today, interview processes are more expensive to manage, positions take longer to fill, and candidates are more selective. At the same time, hiring has never been more …
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How to Decline a Company's Interview Request

August 3, 2016
By
The Underdog.io Team
Rejection is an inherent part of the hiring process. Rejection emails are difficult to write and uncomfortable to send, but trust us, it’s always better to say something (even if it’s awkward) than nothing at all.
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Five Mistakes Founders, Early Employees, and Internal Recruiters Make When Hiring

June 30, 2016
By
The Underdog.io Team
We’ve noticed a pattern of mistakes being made by founders, internal recruiters, and early employees at technology companies. Here are the five most common.
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What Does a Startup Founder Look for When Hiring New Employees?

December 21, 2015
By
Karthik Sridharan
Read what one startup founder looks for in prospective new hires, including how hiring practices and strategies vary based on company size, stage, and more.
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We've Acquired Sourcing.io

December 1, 2015
By
The Underdog.io Team
We’re excited to announce that we’ve acquired Sourcing.io, a data platform for identifying great engineers. Running one business is hard enough. Why did we decide to go all in and acquire a second?
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Building Button for Developers, Consumers and Enterprise

November 10, 2015
By
Chris Maddern
Button is creating a connected app ecosystem that improves inter-app user experience and app discoverability. Here's an inside look at their technology stack.
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Lessons from Sixteen Months of Bootstrapping at Underdog.io

September 26, 2015
By
Chris Muir
In April 2014, Josh and I started Underdog.io as a side project to help pay the bills and buy some time to finish another product that we had been building. The premise behind Underdog.io was simple. If the …
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Before You Learn to Code, Ask Yourself Why

September 23, 2015
By
Maya Prohovnik
Maya Prohovnik writes about the “learn to code” movement and provides advice to those considering a bootcamp program.
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Inside Sticker Mule's Tech Stack: Running the World's Fastest Sticker (and Button!) Printer

September 2, 2015
By
The Underdog.io Team
Sticker Mule is the easiest way to buy custom stickers. Here's an inside look at Sticker Mule's tech stack.
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Delivering High-Quality, Locally-Sourced Food to Tables with Plated

August 26, 2015
By
The Underdog.io Team
Plated is leveraging technology to make cooking at home delightful and more sustainable. Here's an inside look at Plated's tech stack.
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