About John Gannon

I have over 15 years of experience working in the trenches at successful startups, high growth companies, and VC firms. During that time, I've managed, interviewed, and coached hundreds of people -- and I've worked in almost every business functional role, including marketing, product management, and business development.

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Startup Jobs and Career Advice for 7/6/15

By on July 6, 2015 in Career Advice, Startup Jobs, Startup Marketing Jobs

Jason M. Lemkin, a partner at Storm Ventures, answers the question “What are telltale signs that you’re working at a ‘sinking ship’ company?” on Quora. Baydin is hiring for a marketing/data analysis position in Mountain View, CA.

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Startup Career Advice for 7/1/15

By on July 1, 2015 in Career Advice

Jeffrey Needles writes for Medium about why he left his dream job. The Sales Development Meetup in NYC is hosting ‘A Day in the Life of a Successful SDR’, and event on July 8.

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Ask these 3 questions before working for free at a startup

By on June 30, 2015 in Career Advice

  Taking an unpaid job or internship at a startup can be a huge boost to your startup career. Still, it’s not a decision to be made lightly. Putting aside the legal aspects of the discussion for a moment, there are three questions you need to ask yourself before taking an unpaid internship or job at […]

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Giving away 10 job search and career advice books

By on June 28, 2015 in Career Advice

My company HireNurture is giving 10 job search and career advice books away ($175 value) to a couple of lucky winners. Many of these are top selling or top rated books that I’ve read and personally recommend, including: Getting to Yes (tools to help you with salary and other negotiations) The Guide to Hiring and Being Hired (written by LinkedIn […]

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Startup Career Advice for 6/24/15

By on June 24, 2015 in Career Advice

Lee Hower of AgileVC writes about “playing startup”. David Jackson, founder and CEO of Seeking Alpha, offers guidance to product managers on his blog.

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Startup Jobs for 6/22/15

By on June 22, 2015 in Startup Jobs, Startup Marketing Jobs

Flexport is hiring an Operations Associate in San Francisco. Jact Media is looking for a summer marketing intern in NYC.

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5 Startup Community Management Jobs

By on June 19, 2015 in Startup Jobs, Startup Marketing Jobs

New Markets Community Manager Startup Job at Airbnb in San Francisco Community and Events Manager Startup Job at Redpoint Ventures in San Francisco Head of Community Development Startup Job at Osper in NYC Community Director Startup Job at Auction.com in Irvine, CA Director of Engagements and Impact Startup Job at DataKind in NYC

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