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Oakland, California, United States
San Francisco Bay Area
Greater Seattle Area
Cupertino, CA
San Diego, CA
Drew Venerable
Fuse Talent • 5K followers
At Fuse Talent, we work with startups in the heart of the AI boom in SF and NYC. Competition for top engineers is at an all-time high. The best candidates often juggle offers and opportunities from the likes of OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor, and more. But here’s what’s even more interesting: it’s not just other companies winning them over. More and more, we’re seeing engineers choose to start their own companies. The bar for winning great talent never been higher. Startups today aren’t just searching for “good engineers.” They’re looking for builders with: 🔷 High agency 🔷 Differentiated skill sets 🔷 A drive to master their craft It turns out these are the exact same qualities that make a great founder.. Working at a startup has always been a tradeoff: cash comp for equity. But in today’s market, if you want to compete for top talent, you can’t afford to lowball. Because in 6 to 12 months, that same engineer could be at Anthropic… or launching the next great AI company..
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