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WI Harper is surely an interesting, Asia focussed VC firm. They are looking to hire a Chief of Staff to run the office but also do analysis. This is an entry level pre-MBA candidate position.

WI Harper has invested in: Focus Media, DivX, Beijing Xinwei, Bridge Pharmaceutical, Cardiva Medical, Commerce One, Celestry, Intraware, iKang Healthcare, MJ Group, Panorama Stock, SirF, 3G.CN, Maxthon and Verisilicon.

Send CV and cover letter to: echen@wiharper.com

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Posted by BT at 12:21 AM | Permalink

eBay recently acquired MicroPlace, which is says will soon launch a brokerage service that enables individuals to find microfinance investment opportunities and invest. MicroPlace will accomplish this by maintaining a web-based, eBay-like marketplace to connect retail investors with microfinance entities that need capital.

The company is hiring for a CFO and a Business Development lead.

You'll report to Tracey Pettengill, who's background reads like this:
CFO, ApproTEC/KickStart
Founder and CEO, 4charity
Associate, Robertson Stephens Investment Bank
Consultant, Grameen Bank
Associate, Calvert Ventures
Stanford Business School
Mercer Management Consultant
Dartmouth Engineering

submit applications to jobs@microplace.com

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Posted by BT at 08:11 PM | Permalink

This company says they are looking to hire a Chief Architect. The company says it is raising angel funding. The company says about itself:

"99Sparks is working on multi-media and graphics applications that can be used by mere mortals - 'the rest of us' - using your web browser.

We believe that you should not have to be an expert in the tools in order to create, edit, combine, or publish (and sell, if you wish) your text, video, photographs, and music. "

Contact: thinkbig@99sparks.com

Continue reading "Pre-launch SF-based 99Sparks Seeks Chief Architect -3D" »

Posted by Paul at 07:57 PM | Permalink

Millions of Us was founded by a couple of guys who left Linden Labs (Second Life). We don't know the story why they left so you'll have to ask them. They now sell services to corporates that want to build their Second Life presence. It appears they haven't raised funding but are growing on revenues.

Email your cover letter and resume to: jen@millionsofus.com

Continue reading "VP Production For Sausalito's 2nd Life Producer Millions of Us" »

Posted by Paul at 08:56 PM | Permalink

No idea who these guys are:

"We are a very well-published, PRE-IPO start up on a steep trajectory: with 25+ million active users; one of the best known proven technologies on the internet; $30 Million from Top Tier VC's; and partnership agreements with major fortune 500 companies- We're pushing forward with a ton of momentum. We are looking for a VP of Engineering to assist one of our founders in taking our engineering management to the next level, as well as drive our technical projects in a very fast-paced environment, and seek out new applications for our technology. The Vice President of Engineering will be expected to manage a team of 20+ and will be responsible for the overall planning, execution, and success of the projects."

Reply to: job-290824276@craigslist.org

Continue reading "Engineering VP For Un-named Well Funded SF Startup" »

Posted by Paul at 08:04 PM | Permalink

With technology that was spun of of Microsoft, pre-launch Wallop is building social networking stuff and needs a VP of Engineering.

Wallop's 38-year old CEO Karl Jacob was CEO of anti-spam startup Cloudmark. He also led Keen, a personal advice community that raised more than $100M from Benchmark Capital, Vulcan Ventures, and Merrill Lynch.

- Although MSFT has long been derided for its lousy Interfaces, Wallop has turned to UI craftsmen Frog Design for this one.

- Along with MSFT, Bay Partners is an investor.

- Jacob's complaint with social networking sites like MySpace is that they become impersonal because they are built around the idea of simply gaining more friends. Wallop has built algorithms that watch personal interactions and then creates a network automatically.

- Wallop does not plan to make money through online advertising, but does not say how it will make money.

email - jobs@wallopcorp.com

Continue reading "Spun of out MSFT, SF-Based Social Network Wallop Seeks Engineering VP" »

Posted by Paul at 12:45 AM | Permalink

PopularMedia sells social networking capabilities and analytics to corporate types. Sequoia Capital invested in them in 2006. The company has an impressive list of clients. This is the kind of stuff they do:
* Drive online and offline retail sales
* Generate sample requests
* Introduce new products
* Distribute coupons (direct or friend-to-friend)
* Generate in-store or on-premise traffic
* Build customer and prospect databases
* Manage viral contests and sweepstakes
* Run promotions
* Raise awareness and money for social causes

Apply here

Continue reading "Sequoia-backed, SF Social Media Tool Maker PopularMedia Needs BD Dude or Lady" »

Posted by Paul at 10:29 PM | Permalink

SF-based Zinio has some great venture investors and has had partnerships with magazine developers for years. The trouble is it has had little consumer up-take. It seems folks just don't want to pay to read a magazine online just because they get magazine like formatting. Magazine publishers might not want to know it but there are plenty of other sites for people to get the information or entertainment that they need on the Web.

To Zinio's defense, they say it has delivered 5M digital magazines since 2002 and has seen 154% annual growth in 2006, so maybe they can fight the odds but we would not bet on it.

Apply - job-259680060@craigslist.org

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Posted by BT at 05:49 PM | Permalink

We don't know what these guys are up to other than a search focus, but SearchSpark is run by Yen Lee, who who was GM of Search at Yahoo. If you pimp one of your buddies who gets the nod, SearchSpark says they will hand over $2K. Surely they have some funding or they could not afford so many bodies.

Open job reqs.
Vice President Engineering
Director of Engineering
UI Engineer
Senior Ruby Application Developer
Director Data and Data Analysis
Senior Search Architect
Quality Assurance Lead
Technical Recruiter, Contract
Engineering Intern
Visual Designer
Editor
Community Manager

Apply to coreteamjobs at yahoo dot com,

Posted by Paul at 06:15 AM | Permalink

What's a Riot Nrrrd you wonder? Here's the idea:
One day... it'll happen. A bunch of us kept nrrrrds (employed by only one company) will be in a locked, windowless room with a bunch of consultants. The consultants will be babbling incoherently about the "infobahn" "cyberculture" "cyberspace" "surfing tha web" and "interactive marketing." And there will be blunt weapons in that room. And the festivities will begin.

At any rate, this pre-alpha, funded start-up in San Francisco that calls itself GigantoCorp. needs your typical new-age system architect to do Ruby on Rails crap.

Send a resume to matty at gigantocorp dot com

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Posted by Paul at 11:31 PM | Permalink

This is a stealth mode enterprise software company based in San Francisco that hyperventalites over itself but is extremely vague about what it actually does.

To apply, email: job-240345990@craigslist.org

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Posted by Paul at 06:26 AM | Permalink

Eureka!
"I’m a software engineer with a long resume in the corporate world and startups. I’ve solved a general problem in my area of specialization. It appears that it will be quite profitable to the people who implement it."

But wait, there's more...
"This isn’t just an 'idea for a great web site' idea. It's a real web changing innovation. There is a reasonable 'we sell stuff to businesses for money' method of making money from the innovation, and a model for encouraging adoption. I have a (crude) prototype running. We're about $500,000 from launch, nonengineering costs included. "

But, I can't shake hands and look people in the eye...
"Problem is, I’m not really the best person to start a business of any size. I'm not equipped by temperament to raise money, make business plans, etc. My interpersonal skills are OK by programmer standards, but that's not much recommendation for me running what could rapidly become a large corporation. "

"So, I’m looking for a partner to do the business end of things. You need to have solid real world experience as a manager or exec in an internet business. Experience with i18n would be useful, but not necessary. If you're a potential investor, great, love to talk to you, but don't expect me to give you a slick pitch. This ad is looking for the person who can turn my back of envelope calculations into a real business plan and make that pitch."

"If you're interested, send a resume & cover email with a phone #. Then we can meet, do NDA's, I'll let you know what it's all about, you can tell me about yourself. "

If you're the guy, email gigs-221027199@craigslist.org

Posted by Paul at 05:50 AM | Permalink

This sounds familiar:

"Needed: entrepreneur / Web application developer. Successful Internet entrepreneur (have worked to build two Internet / tech companies from ground up that have been sold) in need of a skilled developer to co-found next start-up. Developer should have experience building database driven web apps, utilizing algorithms and engines."

Contact: john6030 yahoo com

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Posted by Paul at 05:42 AM | Permalink

Join Russel Simmons and Jeremy Stoppelman, who have raised $6M to build Yelp, a Web site of amateur restaurant and bar reviews need some adults to rein in the fun.

The company has managed to build a reputation for high dotcom living in the pages of Forbes and elsewhere. A party at the SF Moma apparently featured an all-girl kissing orgy.

+ Vice President, Marketing (or Director**)
+ Vice President, National Sales (San Francisco Based)
+ VP Finance / Controller
+ East Coast Marketing Director (New York Based)
+ HR Director
+ Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer
+ Sales Associate

View - SF Yelp Elite Event at SFMOMA 8.10.06 (Yelp's Flickr)

Posted by Paul at 10:03 PM | Permalink

San Francisco based VideoEgg uses some flowery language in its jobs reqs. Why not, they are hiring in Frisco. The company was recently funded again - this time by Seattle-based Maveron - Starbucks' founder's VC firm.

Software Engineer
"You are a badass C/C++ guru, developing cross-platform client software for handling, editing and uploading video. You pride yourself in finding the elegant solution, work well under pressure and can do the work of 10 with time left to grab a beer after work. Gotta be able to learn new skills and technologies on the fly, architect full solutions from design to implementation, face pointer arithmetic without flinching, deliver product on time with clean code and elegant solutions."

Web Engineer
"Web2.0 maven, building database-driven web apps and supporting tools. Gotta have it all (or be able to learn quick), from setting up Linux boxes to database skils, server-side scripting (mostly Ruby, but some JSP, ASP, Perl, PHP), and frontend HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Ajax. Must have good visual design sense and a passion for building highly usable and innovative web experiences. "

Send resumés to: jobs@videoegg.com.

Posted by BT at 09:59 PM | Permalink

This pre-logo stealth out-fit is looking for a programmer.

"Project Hi-Fi is a stealth consumer Internet startup located in San Francisco building an industry-first service that will literally affect half the people in the United States. We are staying under the radar because we have a first-mover advantage on an application that we hope will change a very large industry."

Continue reading "Project Hi-Fi, SF Stealth Start-up Targets 1/2 The US" »

Posted by BT at 06:54 PM | Permalink

SF-based PicturerReal needs a BD guy/gal. Here's the challenge. PictureReal asks that those who have hung on to their betamax tapes mail them in and for a fee, PictureReal will magically transform them into usable digital files. Sounds great. However, how to get to your target audience. BD deals. But with whom?

Pictureal is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and is based in San Francisco. Its execs have been around. CEO Yogesh Sharma was co-founder and editor-in-chief of siliconindia, a business and technology magazine.

Apply here: info@pictureal.com

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Posted by Paul at 01:25 AM | Permalink

Guba is a YouTube runner-up that is getting into movie distribution. Based in San Francisco, Guba must be having trouble getting qualified candidates in the door as it boasts of taking resumes with one hand and sticking an iPod in your hand with the other.

"GUBA is offering a free iPod nano to all candidates who successfully complete the interview process. This is an incentive to compensate candidates for the use of their valuable time spent interviewing for the various openings. Additionally it is a taste of what's to come as an employee of GUBA, as GUBA is a company that has a lot to offer its employees in the form of perks and benefits."

View - Guba Jobs

Posted by Paul at 05:35 AM | Permalink