Scott Porad

Seen in the Fremont neighborhood, Seattle.

Pretty regularly, I have lunch/coffee/drinks with someone who is trying to find their way in the Seattle Tech Community.  Typically, it’s someone with an idea for a startup.  Although, these days, with the economy the way it is, often they’re looking for work at a tech company.

Here’s the thing: it’s easy to target companies like Microsoft and Amazon because everybody has heard of them.  But, these companies have two big problems:

• Since everybody has heard of them, a gajillion people are applying for jobs there, and
• They’re big, giant corporations and that’s not a good fit for many people.

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