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NYC #TechWeek x Pear VC: How to hire your first engineer with Matt Birnbaum, Talent Partner at Pear VC

Hosted by Kaitlin Shavey, Jill Puente & Tech Week
Oct
17
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This event is a part of #TechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Please join us for brunch to hear Pear VC’s Talent Partner, Matt Birnbaum as he discusses the strategy and process behind hiring your first engineer. He will share invaluable advice on how to select the right candidate with the necessary skills, as well as what questions to ask during an interview. This discussion will help you develop a deep understanding of recruitment strategies and hiring processes, alongside learning how to identify the right cultural fit for your organization. Matt has 15+ years of experience in the talent acquisition space having worked with several leading startups like Thumbtack, Stripe, and Plaid. He most recently led recruiting at Instacart, where he helped scale the team from 300 to 3,000. 

ABOUT PEAR VC

​​​​​Pear VC is a pre-seed and seed stage VC firm that partners with entrepreneurs from their earliest days to build category defining companies. We've invested in top-tier companies including DoorDash, Gusto, Branch, Guardant Health, Aurora Solar, Vanta, Affinity and so many more. We're company builders, having founded 10 companies: we help companies find product-market fit, recruit their first engineering hire, and overcome other critical business challenges.