Lunch & Learn: Attracting Tech Talent, From Idea to Seed & Beyond with Matt Ainsworth

Join Spacecubed member, Matt Ainsworth, as he unveils how to find, engage, and build a dev team that actually want to stick around.

Whether you're sketching on napkins, launching your MVP, or gearing up for seed funding, hiring the right tech talent can make or break your startup. This FREE Lunch & Learn is designed for early-stage founders, solo tech leads, and first-time entrepreneurs who are rich in vision, but lean on resources.

📅 Date: Thursday, May 15th
⏰ Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm
📍 Location: Western Sydney Startup Hub, 5 Fleet Street, North Parramatta, 2151.

In this open and interactive session, Matt will unpack what kind of tech talent your startup actually needs at different stages – and how to attract them without overpromising or overspending. From early experiments to MVPs and team-building moments, we’ll explore the real trade-offs of working with freelancers, dev studios, offshore squads, and founding engineers. You’ll leave knowing when to engage a CTO, how to pitch your startup in a way that pulls in builders (not just coders), and how to structure offers that are fair, protective, and motivating. Plus, we’ll show you how offshore talent can be an asset – not just a budget decision – by tapping into developers hungry to work on global products.

Key things you’ll learn:
• The 4 core stages of early-stage tech hiring (and what dev support fits each)
• The hidden costs of “cheap” builds and how to avoid common traps
• How to connect with and pitch to developers (even if you’re not technical)
• When to involve a CTO – and when to keep things lean
• How to use equity, ownership, and opportunity to bring talent in early
• Tactics to make your devs feel like co-creators, not contractor

This event is FREE, however registration is required due to catering purposes.

Connect with Matt Ainsworth on LinkedIn here!