Investors and advisors use Via’s referral-based hiring platform to introduce top talent to the companies they support.

Get referred to breakout companies via top investors.

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Investors and advisors use Via’s referral-based hiring platform to introduce top talent to the companies they support.
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Erik Torenberg
Maker
Since we launched On Deck a few years ago, our mission has always been to help top talent start or join their next company. A few months ago, we launched On Deck Fellowship, to help people start their next company. (https://medium.com/@beondeck/the...) Now, we’re thrilled to announce a product dedicated to helping people join their next company. We all know that the best hires come through trusted referrals. Via’s hope is to streamline & boost the amount of referrals that people are able to make, and thus the new opportunities candidates are able to find. Let us know if you have feedback and hopefully we can help ya’ll find your next thing, whenever that time is.
Pawel Janiak
@beondeck @eriktorenberg Very cool. Would be extra nice if you could also browse by company and company location (in order to get all the results for a particular city, and then find the relevant connectors through that). What steps do connectors make to vet the applicants? Do you guys have some kind of checklist or process or is it gut-feel?
Erik Torenberg
Maker
@beondeck @iamabirdlawyer Definitely building that in very soon. Good call. Re: Connectors, that's up to them! whatever their criteria would be for recommending talent to their startups.
Brett Goldstein
@beondeck @eriktorenberg @julianweisser - congrats on the launch! question - why did you chose to make browsing investors the first / main action users take? On one hand starting a job search looking at great investors' portfolios makes a lot of sense. On the other, not everyone knows all of those investors / they usually care about role/company first. Either way, allowing people to filter for role early on would be a valuable feature!
Julian Weisser
Maker
First off, thanks to @nickabouzeid for hunting Via! Nick (and @nivo0o0) are making referrals to their portfolio companies alongside 150 investors from Sequoia, Benchmark, LSVP, a16z, General Catalyst, Susa, Box Group, and many more. We’re also grateful to angels like @justinkan, @jonathanswanson, @briannekimmel, and @delk for raising their hands to participate in Via from day 1. On Deck launched 3 years ago on Product Hunt. We're excited to be back on PH sharing our first digital product here today! The team that built Via is @emmalsalinas, @kunalsh23, and of course @eriktorenberg. We’re happy to be here to answer your questions. We’re especially delighted to be here to help you find your next thing!
Ben Lang
@eriktorenberg @julianweisser well done! congrats on the launch! excited to help more folks find roles through this 🙏
Julian Weisser
Maker
@eriktorenberg @benln thanks Ben! We’re excited to have you involved as a connector!
Brandon Taleisnik
Unbelievably proud of this team! Just the beginning... 👀🚀 @julianweisser, @kunalsh23 @emmalsalinas @eriktorenberg
Kyle Billings
@julianweisser @kunalsh23 @emmalsalinas @eriktorenberg @brandon_taleisnik +1 on this! Really an incredible team that has inspired me for my whole career. Congratulations!
Julian Weisser
Maker
@kunalsh23 @emmalsalinas @eriktorenberg @brandon_taleisnik @kyle_billings wow Kyle it means so much to hear that from you. It’s been amazing to see you grow into the super talented designer you are today from way back when in music school. Grateful to have you as a friend and collaborator. 🙏