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Company post a job yesterday and has 6 interviews booked already

@gregisenberg So basically there will be millions more small businesses

BECOME A FOUNDER TODAY, YOU HAVE NO EXCUSES: 1. “i don’t have an idea” → reddit is a goldmine. people post problems they’d pay to solve every single day. 2. “i can’t code” → you don’t need to. AI tools like replit, bolt, lovable, and cursor let you ship prototypes in hours. 3. “i have no money” → sell a service. people pay you to learn their pain points. that’s your startup fund. eventually automate. 4. “i don’t have a team” → your first hires are AI agents. gpt-4o writes. claude researches. lindy runs ops. 5. “i have no audience” → document your process. build in public. specificity beats scale. literally free to sign up to social apps, and they even pay you lol. 6. “i don’t have confidence” → start anonymous. let usage build your identity. 7. “i don’t have a network” → be useful online. solve problems in public. strangers become collaborators fast. 8. "i don't speak english" → use AI and ElevenLabs to translate and dub your voice in real-time. 9. “i can’t sell” → AI writes cold emails, DMs, landing pages, and pitch decks. use ChatGPT, test with real users. iterate fast. 10. “i don’t have time” → agents now run tasks in the background. build while you sleep. carve out 1 hour/day and compound it. 11. "i dont have any mentors" → bro all your mentors are on podcasts, listen to them for free all day long 12. “i don’t know how to validate an idea” → launch a landing page in 30 minutes. run $10 in TikTok ads. see who clicks. refine. 13. “i’m not technical enough to use AI” → you don’t need to be. GPT-4o, Grok, Claude, and Perplexity speak plain English. it’s like texting a superhuman teammate. 14. “i’m in a small town / outside the U.S.” → the internet is borderless. ai agents don’t care where you live. your customers won’t either. 15. “i don’t know what tools to use” → search “startup stack for [X]” or ask ChatGPT/Grok/etc. the answers are everywhere. paralysis is just disguised procrastination. 16. i’m not a founder type” → neither was anyone until they shipped something. the only difference between you and a founder… is you haven’t started yet. everyone is a founder now. not saying everyone should start a statup, but if you wanted to do one... we’re in the MOST permissionless moment in startup HISTORY. congrats, you're here. old startup playbook: raise, hire, build. new one: prompt, post, ship. no gatekeepers. no prerequisites. no excuses. just a browser, an internet connection, and the relentless WILL to BUILD. I'm rooting for you. you used to need a reason to start a company. now, you need a reason not to.

Listen to ChatGPT and hire from @GoVanHack :)

Tell me what type of engineer you want to hire and I’ll send you our top five.

Meet Leo, a Senior Software Engineer from Brazil that's looking for a for an international job. He's worked at unicorn startups and was an Eng manager. Just one of many great candidates on @GoVanHack

Another VanHacker Relocated!

A few words from our amazing community :)

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Welcome to VanHack!

Welcome to Canada, Fabian and Family! He's a senior developer who moved with our Canadian Engineering Office program. Congrats!

Welcome to Canada, Olaosebikan Segun and family! 🇨🇦 He's a Nigerian 🇳🇬 Software Engineer who got hired via VanHack last year and relocated this Spring. He also just got his Permanent Residency.

Introducing Public Intro Videos by VanHack. Anyone can now prove their English skills by sharing a Verified Video from their VanHack Profile. Learn more: blog.vanhack.com/blog/get-hired…

Welcome to Canada, Ricardo and family! He's a Mexican QA Engineer who relocated using the Canadian Engineering office.

See how Liannis moved to Canada from Ecuador with the Vanhack Canadian Engineering Office! youtu.be/sQZ5SoLcDbs

Thanks Matheus for sharing this message after being hired by a Canadian company this week. Huge congrats!!🚀

Another VanHacker Hired and Relocated! 💪 Ricardo, Marta, their 2 kids and 2 dogs 🐶🐶 are on their way from Mexico to British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦.

Are you an Intermediate Backend Engineer looking to work remotely for an American Company? Apply now for this great job position! See you there 🚀

Had a nice lunch with VanHackers who all work at the same CRM company in Vancouver. SO great to meet them all!

Every life changed by VanHack has an important meaning, every story is unique. Today, our special congrats goes to Anderson for his amazing journey to relocate to Canada with his wife and their son.

Congrats Vitor on getting your Canadian Citizenship! He's a VanHacker who moved to Canada from Brazil in 2018 as a Senior Fullstack Ruby on Rails engineer. Will you become a VanHack Citizen?