Recruit Rockstars 372: He Raised $35M VC so that You Can Hire Remotely
Here\u2019s the perfectly-named & ideally-timed company of 2020:
Remote.
Its CEO & Co-Founder, Job van der Voort, is based in Portugal.
And he just raised $35M in Venture Capital so that You can hire the best people remotely in just an hour\u2026 Even across the globe.
The pandemic has been rough on the work world.
But the silver lining: you\u2019re no longer limited to hiring the best people in your town. Now you can hire the best from the world. This opens up a new chapter in hiring.
But if you\u2019re going to do it, you need to abide by the rules & regulations of the states & countries of your new hire.
And that can be super complex.
But it doesn\u2019t need to be.
Job\u2019s company Remote handles everything \u2026 Payroll, benefits, compliance when you hire internationally. (You don\u2019t need to be an expert on Liechtenstein\u2019s labor laws.)
Before starting Remote, Job was VP Product for GitLab a distributed company\u2026 so he\u2019s been doing this for long before the pandemic.
His investors include Sequoia Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Index Ventures, General Catalyst
In this 20-minute conversation, Job reveals how he\u2019s scaled his own team. And how he can help scale yours.
Even in Liechtenstein.
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