I understand what you mean about looking beyond job sites. One problem with that though is that I'm not interested in extremely small startups, because I think

I understand what you mean about looking beyond job sites. One problem with that though is that I'm not interested in extremely small startups, because I think they would be a terrible fit for me, so by the time an employer is large enough to be in my target market, people will have heard of them. Another angle is looking for jobs at smaller employers in industries outside of tech. With that though, you have to first identify all these little companies, then dig down to their jobs page, and then maybe you find the jobs aren't remote, or don't match your skills, or maybe they don't list any tech jobs because those are all hired through an external recruiter. This is why job sites exist. I'm not sure how to look for these jobs specifically. Also, if you like, see my comment at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34111780 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34111780 regarding my situation.