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11.29.12

People—and Personal Relationships—Really Matter

“The hills have eyes,” as the saying goes, meaning that everyone knows everyone in Silicon Valley. At Riviera Partners, we realize that our success hinges…

Company News

11.7.12

Riviera Partners Named #22 Fastest-Growing Private Company by SF Business Times

Riviera Partners has been named to “The 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the San Francisco Bay Area” as published by The San Francisco Business Times. As…

Company News

09.25.12

The Lehman Hangover, 4 Years Later

Managing Partner Michael A. Morell had a conversation with Inc.com Senior Editor, Lindsay Blakely regarding the continued impact that the financial collapse of Lehman Brothers has had…

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09.21.12

At a Premium: High-Touch, Focused Solution for Scaling Engineering Teams

You’ve raised your capital. You’ve passed proof of concept. And now you’re excitedly entering build mode. But, wait…you need a team of talented engineers to…

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09.17.12

In-demand Apps Skills: It’s All Good

Managing Partner Ali Behnam recently had a conversation with tech blogger Susan Hall to discuss the changing dynamics affecting the infrastructure of today’s startups. As a veteran in…

Company News

08.21.12

Riviera Partners Named #1253 to the Inc. 500|5000 List

We are proud to announce that for the second year in a row, Riviera Partners has been named to the Inc. 500|5000 list. In 2011,…

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07.10.12

Startup Market Snapshot: San Francisco vs. The Rest

Nothing comes easy when you are running a tech startup – whether it’s bringing your product to life, raising capital, finding talent, competing for market…

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06.22.12

War for Talent is Real and Requires Innovation to Succeed

At the inaugural Talent42 conference last week, one thing was clear: the war for technical talent in today’s competitive market is real, requiring organizations to look at…

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06.18.12

Pinterest, Palantir & harsh reality of SF real estate

Working behind the scenes on the front lines of the Silicon Valley tech boom, the Riviera team is quite familiar with the multi-faceted challenges that…

Insight

05.1.12

2012 Q1: Software Engineering Salaries in Silicon Valley

With a constant eye on the technical talent market, we have compiled our latest engineering salaries from Q1 data in 2012. As a measure of…

Company News

04.13.12

In Silicon Valley, designers emerge as rock stars

Riviera Partners’ Principal Dirk Cleveland was recently contacted by Gerry Shih at Reuters for some insight into the growing demand for talented User Interface/User Experience…

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01.17.12

2011 Q3: Software Engineering Salaries in Silicon Valley

We took a look at the placement data that we gathered from the third quarter of 2011 and compared it to data we previously ran…

Insight

09.20.11

Silicon Valley Health Check

The High Tech industry is known for its continual state of flux and evolution. For years, people have looked to the Silicon Valley as the…

Company News

09.1.11

Riviera Partners Named #2293 To The Inc. 500|5000 List

We are proud to announce that Riviera Partners, Silicon Valley’s premiere Executive and Technical Search firm, has been named to the Inc. 5000 List for…

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08.3.11

Why Would You Leave Florence During the Renaissance?

Posted by: Nelson Smith I’ve been a headhunter for almost 13 years and have experienced an entire economic cycle come full circle – from the…

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