Emma Tracey

Honeypot: Recruit Developers in Under 4 Weeks

is the Co-Founder and CEO of , Europe’s leading developer-focused job platform. Honeypot started in 2015 to rethink the tech job market and scaled profitably to 150k developers. Honeypot eventually got acquired by XING in 2019.

Episode Description

is the Co-Founder and CEO of , Europe’s leading developer-focused job platform. Honeypot started in 2015 to rethink the tech job market and scaled profitably to 150k developers. Honeypot eventually got acquired by XING in 2019.

What’s in this episode?

1) Candidate-driven, developer-first approach pulls more developers

2) Opening up global talent pools

3) Reasons for the early exit and why selling was better than getting more funding

4) Staying as a separate entity post-acquisition and the long term incentives

5) How Honeypot attracted top talent