I agree with the thought process outlined in the post. The problem is real and common amongst all start-ups. Almost all the MVP companies face lack of trained folks, who are affordable and have the passion to go thru the grind. The areas where they feel the most pain are:

• Tech : php, mysql, ajax, action script etc
• Design: adobe, corel, design sense, wire frames etc
• Online marketing: blogging, social network marketing, SEO/SEM, PR etc.

Solution proposed can work around forums like OCC, Barcamp and other similar grassroot communities, as they have already attracted folks interested in startups, hence the passion and interest bit is addressed. The next step can be to annouce this initiative in these forums via blogs/mailing lists and live announcements, find takers and kick it off. We can do a trial in 1-2 cities, learn from it and take it national.

MVP will be glad to be part of such an initiatve and work with the community to design the program, execute a trial, conduct training and absorb of the folks which come out.

One way we are trying to address this problem is by partnering with a set of service companies  (design, tech, online marketing, accounting, law firms etc) around the MVP companies. These service companies work as outsource partners and can pitch their services to other MVP companies, once they do a good job with 1-2 companies. The potential to get more business acts as an incentive to perform well with each individual company.

Even this model has worked for us in some cases and failed in some cases

Role

Looking for a core team member, VP-Engineering to lead the design and implementation of all the products at the company. The ideal candidate has extensive experience designing, building, and deploying public consumer facing web sites. We seek an experienced technologist that loves technology, thrives in a multi-disciplinary collaborative environment, and doesn´t mind rolling up their sleeves to code. The successful candidate will be one of the senior employees/partners and will help shape the company from the ground-up.

Responsibilities

Lead the architectural platform design and release products; Design, build, and test applications; Help to build & lead the development team; Be the first to help us get to the market.

Be a visionary, an evangelist, an entrepreneur & an innovative individual to lead the change…

Requirements

Extensive and demonstrable experience architecting, building, and deploying large multi-tiered consumer-facing web applications; Experience building scalable, flexible, robust, and secure architectures for high traffic applications; Driven by agile methodologies and test-driven development; Willingness to “own the code” and build pieces of the system; Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and technical team management; Solid knowledge of .Net/SQL/HTML/ XML/CSS/Javascript/Ajax/Flash, web application architecture, scalable deployment

Work experience: 8+ years. Should have relevant experience – been there done that or willingness/vigor to work diligently on gaps..

Compensation: Willing to take risk- salary based on experience/skills + equity.

Basically, we are looking for a smart, capable, and most of all a person who has entrepreneurial mindset to run it as business.

More:

To know more about Crederity go here. Write to careers AT crederity DOT com to apply.

Here are some things to keep in mind while preparing job descriptions:

Format

The job description should include all the sections mentioned below:

• Title of posting (e.g. : Looking for VP Engineering for a social media startup)
• Name of the Position
• Brief Intro of the company, what it does, who are the founders and other related stuff
• Role
• Responsibilities
• Requirements
• Compensation
• Location: Bangalore/Mumbai/ San Francisco / etc.
• Job Type: Full time/Part time / Free lancer
• Start Date: Immediate/October First Week
• Contact e-mail/phone
• Link of company website
• Link of jobs section on the company website (optional but good to have)

TIPS:

• Feel free to add more sections and more information which  you think will add value to the JD
• Keep the JD brief and interesting to grab the interest of intelligent and good candidates
• Its fine if you want to give more than one position in the same post. Ensure that each position is clearly identified to avoid confusion
• Remember to have the JD removed from various channels once the position is filled
• Be sure to review the content , spelling, grammar, etc. of the JD at your end, since other people will just use what you send
• Make sure whoever applies/sends resume is given response within a day or two, even if you are not interested in the candidate for the mentioned positions
• If you engage a candidate in the interview process and end up not liking the candidate, make sure that the loop is closed with the candidate and he/she is informed about the decisions. Candidates appreciate this kind of professionalism and hate not being informed about the final outcome

We would love to hear your experiences/views on the startup hiring process. If you also have suggestions for the above post, please feel free to express them in the comments.

Update 1: Add a few more fields to the JD format based on inputs from sumit of commonfloor