Most people placed here were not looking. They took one relaxed conversation and understood that:
We have their long terms job interests in mind
We have unique opportunities with well funded and quality small startups doing meaningful things
We hook them up directly with the CTO or equivalent for a technical call so they can decide if the opportunity is suitable before investing time in meeting
Your CV goes nowhere without your explicit agreement, role by role. No database, no mass submissions, no surprises at work.
You will not hear about ten openings a quarter. You get a call when something genuinely fits — sometimes years apart.
What the team is really like, why the last person left, where the funding stands. A match that breaks in six months helps nobody.