Ed Roman is the Managing Director of Hack VC, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, with the mission of democratizing access to top start-ups for investors. He is also the Founder of hack.summit(), the world’s largest blockchain event, which aims to support technology non-profits.

Hiring and investing during the COVID-19 pandemic may seem counter-intuitive, but tech unicorns like Slack, Square and GitHub we use today were borne out of crises. “The greatest challenge start-ups face is finding the right people.” Hire at a time when top-tier talent is most readily available. 

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