Funny thing is, this basketball workout is probably the least competitive thing Vernetti will do all day. But getting money is the easy part in the Valley these days.
Movie theater screens flash recruiting ads before all the main attractions.
Microsoft Corp. recently raised salaries for Silicon Valley employees. Interwoven Inc. is luring engineers with a two-year lease on a spiffy BMW Z3 as a signing bonus. I hired her boyfriend two weeks later,'' says Cordova. Elite players are working overtime to score new hires. Some venture capitalists have even taken to showing up at a candidate's home on a Friday afternoon and offering use of his or her private jet so the family can get away for the weekend and think over the offer.