When doing a job search I've had luck applying to recently funded companies. However, I would also be interested in finding startups to work for that are actually profitable. Has anyone stumbled upon a list, or could this be a project that someone is interested in taking on?
My understanding is that there's really no point in a funded startup being profitable. The whole idea is to take in outside money and grow.
So, profitable startups are either not very robustly funded (think lean or unfunded) or no longer startups.<p>Now I have a strange interest in startups and companies who are hiring. I love to see how talented and hardworking people are choosing to engage the market. I actually almost wouldn't mind being a technically competent stealth recruiter.<p>The late couple of times there's been a "Who'd hiring" thread on HN, I've posted a gig on CL trying to find someone to organize the companies for me in a spreadsheet by location and industry, not because I intend to take any action with it, but simple so I can absorb the information at a glance.
Although it's based on growth rate in terms of revenues, not absolute profits, the Inc. 5000 list might be of interest<p><a href="http://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/2011/category/internet" rel="nofollow">http://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/2011/category/internet</a>