How do Startups Look for Employment Candidates? 
hga: In my experience:Their network.  So you're doing well there.When that's exhausted, if they can't afford recruiter fees, classified ads.  I would assume Craigslist nowadays.Only if and when they can afford recruiters fees and there is one good one in their area do they turn to them.  My last experience there, in 1997 or so, was that only 1/2 of the resumes sent to us by one of the two best in the D.C. area were potentially viable (I can't remember how many we made that judgment about before or after the interview).Outsourcing candidate placement ... yow.  I don't know.  If a company takes recruiting seriously, its top people are going to spend the time it takes to do it right.  To the extent you could off load some of that burden it would be great, but for technical staff you're going to have to get a good programmer in your team, someone who can administer the "can you program your way out of a paper bag" tests.  Ditto for systems, unless you've developed enough skills on the side in that area.Good luck; this is a field that is not done well and needs all the help it can get.  I'd recommend spending a lot of quality time on this site http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/ for some additional tips and such.Pay particular attention to this essay, "Death by Lethal Reputation": http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/halethalrep.htm"On the surface, the company's problem was a nasty reputation for a number of bad hiring habits. At a deeper level, the problem was a lack of pride and a lack of concern about how it presented itself to its professional community. If the company had been able to shake the bad habits, it might have been able to regain the respect of its community."To the extent you can help companies avoid problems of this nature while they're in furious heads down startup mode you could add serious value to your services.