Find startup founders who are hiring (job search)
You want early-stage founders who are actively building their teams, where roles are often filled before a posting exists.
(founder OR "co-founder" OR CEO) AND (hiring OR "we are hiring" OR "join us" OR "open roles") NOT (recruiter OR "talent acquisition" OR investor) At early-stage companies the founder is the hiring manager, and many roles never reach a job board. Hiring language in the AND group surfaces founders actively recruiting, while the NOT group removes the investors and recruiters orbiting the same keywords.
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(founder OR "co-founder") AND (startup OR "early stage") NOT (recruiter OR investor) Your field only
(founder OR "co-founder") AND hiring AND (fintech OR "developer tools") NOT recruiterPaste into LinkedIn's main search bar, then filter by People. Operators must stay uppercase; the copies above already are.
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