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SV Biz Journal: Can Santa Cruz turn the tech talent tide?
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by Lauren Hepler
Silicon Valley Business Journal
New startup venture aims to poach Highway 17 tech bus commuters
Santa Cruz business intelligence startup Looker already has $18 million in funding, 100-plus paying customers and a new downtown office complete with a roof deck.
But the two-year-old company’s quest to staff up in a hypercompetitive Silicon Valley tech labor market has been complicated by its location off the beaten path.
Each week, Looker rents a block of hotel rooms at the boutique Hotel Paradox for employees who commute, many from San Francisco, to work three days in town. The company also offers a one-time relocation bonus worth 15 percent of an employee’s annual salary. Half a dozen of the company’s 65 employees never even set foot in the office, working remotely.
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