Written by Jennifer Van Grove

Today’s startups have the potential to become tomorrow’s legendary public offerings.

While still in their nascent stage today, startups such as Path, Instagram and Picplz hope to change the world through mobile photos; Foursquare has the same lofty goal for location. Others like Twilio or Invovler serve as powerful gateways helping others find their ways to bigger audiences and faster success, and Evernote is already on its way to becoming an indispensable memory aid.

Then there’s fledgling thingd, an early stage startup which aims to connect the digital and physical worlds through object tagging. And while we don’t quite know what hatchling startup Tasty Labs is up to, our expectations are high.

Several of these startups will define new territories in the mobile and social landscapes, and landing a job at one could be a career-changing, life-altering experience. Mashable talked to each of them for a look at what it takes to score a job at the hottest startups now hiring in San Francisco and New York.

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