10 People Who Can Get You The Best Jobs In Tech And Make You Rich

The war for talent has never been hotter in Silicon Valley. Sometimes a key hire can make the difference in when a company launches a product—or lands its next financing round.

Think we're kidding? We know one late-stage company that waited to round out its management team before gunning for an eight-figure fundraising.

Even venture capitalists are taking a more hands-on role in recruiting, building up internal operations that keep their portfolio companies fueled with engineers, designers, and salespeople. Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, and others now have in-house "talent partners."

So if you want to work for Google, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or the next rising star in tech, who can get you in the door?