"...Greg Ambrose, president of Catalyst Search Group, a Chicago firm that specializes in recruiting for new technology firms, says search assignments at his firm for senior executives at late-stage start-ups have increased by 30% in the past 12 months....

"...The recent boost in venture-capital funding 'doesn't diminish the need for job hunters to carefully evaluate the fundamentals of a start-up,' says Mr. Ambrose. Consider that one-third of newly formed companies fold within two years, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration."