start-ups
š Built 40 SaaS & Marketplace startups from the ground up as Startup Studio Director & coached CEOs on the journey from idea to fundraising
Jake Huber
Operations, People Ops & Supply Growth Advisor for Early-Stage Startups (Specialty: 2-Sided Marketplaces)
Phoenix, AZ, USA
12 years experience
I Help Founders Build & Scale Startups š | I Helped Scale 2 Unicorns: Uber & Veho š¦š¦
I Help Founders Build & Scale Startups š | I Helped Scale 2 Unicorns: Uber & Veho š¦š¦
I work with founders and startup teams on growth and people operationsāspecifically how to hire, build and scale teams, fast.
I work with founders and startup teams on growth and people operationsāspecifically how to hire, build and scale teams, fast.
growth
šŖ Advised CEO on hiring & employer brand, and helped Veho grow 4X from 70 to 285 employees and increased candidate inbound by 500% in 6mos
recruiting
š Host a People Ops Podcast where we interview startup leaders and share playbooks for hiring, building culture, and scaling your startup.
marketplace
š Hired, developed & scaled national operations teams from 0 to 50+ and launched 15+ new markets at VC-backed startups (including Uber).
Operations, People Ops & Supply Growth Advisor for Early-Stage Startups (Specialty: 2-Sided Marketplaces)
Operations, People Ops & Supply Growth Advisor for Early-Stage Startups (Specialty: 2-Sided Marketplaces)
Founder of Venture Scaler, a boutique consulting firm that helps startups hire fasterā”ļø We provide fractional recruiters for scaling startups. Pay hourly. Not 25% of salary.
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š Our Ideal Clients: Can't hire fast enough, need hiring help ASAP, need help scaling people ops processes, and raised a VC round.Ā
šŖ How We Help:
ā¢ Augmenting recruiting teams with dedicated, part-time recruiters
ā¢ Leveling up employer brand to attract top candidates
ā¢ Org planning, role design and hiring plans
ā¢ More!
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š Our Ideal Clients: Can't hire fast enough, need hiring help ASAP, need help scaling people ops processes, and raised a VC round.Ā
šŖ How We Help:
ā¢ Augmenting recruiting teams with dedicated, part-time recruiters
ā¢ Leveling up employer brand to attract top candidates
ā¢ Org planning, role design and hiring plans
ā¢ More!
Skills & Tools
Over the past decade, I helped scale unicorns š¦ like Uber and Veho and I helped build 10 marketplace startups from 0 to 1.
company goals strategy & management
creation of sops & workflows
go to market operational strategy
launching new teams & functions
launching new markets
growth & scale
operations
marketplace
recruiting
people management
hiring
people ops
market launch
employer branding
Diversified professional experience
Past companies and roles where Iāve gained experience.
VS
Founder & Managing Partner | Startup Consultant
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
U
National Operations Manager | City Launcher
San Francisco, California, United States
I
Regional General Manager - Western U.S. | City Launcher
New York, New York, United States
Hear from past clients & colleagues
JakeĀ and the Venture Scaler team have been HUGE for us.Ā
As we were starting to grow like a rocket ship we needed smart professionals who can help us ramp up employer branding, hiring, interviewing and content marketing.Ā
Venture Scaler created a 'machine' for us in those areas. They got us amazing recruiters to help with hiring across all positions in the company.Ā
They systemized our company blog to attract talent and also lift the team's morale. I can't recommend Venture Scaler enough!
As we were starting to grow like a rocket ship we needed smart professionals who can help us ramp up employer branding, hiring, interviewing and content marketing.Ā
Venture Scaler created a 'machine' for us in those areas. They got us amazing recruiters to help with hiring across all positions in the company.Ā
They systemized our company blog to attract talent and also lift the team's morale. I can't recommend Venture Scaler enough!