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Alain Wong Biking for a Great Cause

February 27, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

The latest addition to the Standout Jobs team was Alain Wong, who joined us late last year for the big push to DEMO 08. I knew Alain was a world-class dancer, but I didn’t realize he was a hardcore biker as well. Turns out he isn’t…but he will be biking from Vancouver to Tijuana, Mexico […]

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Standout Jobs is Hiring a Senior Business Development Guru

February 25, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

Standout Jobs is hiring. We’re looking for a Senior Business Development Guru. We need someone with recruiting industry experience that’s interested in working at a startup. We have a ton of opportunity at-hand, and need someone to convert that opportunity into reality. If you’re interested please apply (link below). If you know someone that would […]

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My DEMO 08 Presentation for Standout Jobs

January 31, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

So here it is in all its glory. I must admit watching myself borders on Chinese water torture, but we got a lot of great feedback. It’s just around 5:36 … well under the 6 minute limit. I rushed a few parts, but generally the pace was good and there were no “oops” moments. I’m […]

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Standout Jobs Goes Live!

January 28, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

I’m pleased to announce (even though it’s around 4am and I’m barely conscious) that Standout Jobs is live! We just launched officially to the world with press releases, a new website, a bunch of customers and of course, an actual product. The product is called RECEPTION. It’s a suite of web-based tools to power your […]

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In Palm Springs and Preparing for DEMO 08

January 27, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

I’ve arrived in Palm Springs at the beautiful Marriott Resort. It was a long trip from Montreal through San Francisco, but we’ve made it. My co-Founder, Fred Ngo, has come along and we’re expecting more of our team tomorrow and Monday. The venue is spectacular, a great place for a conference like DEMO 08. In […]

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Standout Jobs is Hiring Ruby Developers

September 18, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

Standout Jobs (my startup) is hiring Ruby Developers. In the past we’ve looked for Ruby Gurus, and we still are, but we’re also opening things up a bit and looking for Ruby Devotees. Ruby Devotees are on the path towards being Gurus, but not quite there. So for the mid-level Ruby developer, please get in […]

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Join Standout Jobs as a CSS and Web Designer

August 29, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

Standout Jobs (my startup) is hiring a CSS & Web Designer. This is a full-time position in Montreal. Please take a look at the full job listing on the Standout Jobs blog. To apply, we’ll need to see a portfolio, and you can email us at csswebjob@standoutjobs.com.

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How Are Companies in Silicon Valley Hiring?

August 6, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

The job market is hot. This is especially true in Silicon Valley where every company – big and small – is looking to hire top talent. How do they do it? Fred Ngo, co-Founder of Standout Jobs acted as roving reporter at the TechCrunch 9 Party asking people for their best hiring stories and biggest […]

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Going to San Francisco – Wanna Get Together?

July 30, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

Tomorrow morning I board a plane at 8:30am for San Francisco. It’s my first visit there. I missed the TechCrunch Party but my Standout Jobs co-Founders made it. And it looks like Fred and Austin had a great time. Fred was on Ustream.tv, but apparently the sound wasn’t very good. Oh well! I’ll be in […]

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Meet the MyBlogLog Team and Work For Them

July 3, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

MyBlogLog is an extremely popular tool amongst bloggers. It allows you to see who is visiting your site through a simple widget that most people include in their blog’s sidebar. The MyBlogLog mission is all about making the blogosphere more personal. People can become community members of your blog, and MyBlogLog serves as a communication […]

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Ben Yoskovitz

Founding Partner at Highline Beta, a hybrid venture studio and VC firm that works with large, ambitious companies to identify new areas of opportunity through internal and external innovation.

Previously I was VP Product at VarageSale and GoInstant (acq. $CRM), and Founding Partner at Year One Labs.

Angel investments include: Breather, Spoiler Alert, SendWithUs and others.

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