Perhaps most importantly, startups that are still in a position to hire are responding enthusiastically to calls like his.
First off, it's important to note that most startups are only open to hiring a few new positions: "About 50% of them have 1-5 roles available; just 11% are hiring 20+ new workers. So those are the two bounds," Sajnani said. And so far, these startups are "skewed toward the earlier stages of funding." About 40% of the startups are in the seed or pre-seed funding stages, about 30% are in the Series A stage — and only 8% are in the Series E stage or beyond. according to the research firm CB Insights.