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 5/28/14

By on May 28, 2014 in Career Advice, Startup Jobs

CB Insights, a data analysis  software company,  is looking for a Digital Marketer. The NYT’s Corner Office column interviews Anne Berkowitch about effective leadership. Anne’s startup, SelectMinds, was acquired by Oracle in 2012.

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Startup Jobs and Career Advice for 5/21/14

By on May 21, 2014 in Career Advice

True Capital is hiring a VP of Product. ShopKeep, a business management software company, is hiring a Financial Planning and Special Project Lead. David Norris, an early-stage eCommerce investor at Forward Partners, writes about finding a startup COO on Quibb.

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Don’t bother to show up at a startup interview unless you have one of these

By on May 19, 2014 in Career Advice

Before you interview with a startup you need to do a bunch of preparation to make sure you’ll knock the ball out of the park. I wrote this 12 point checklist for startup interview prep a while back that should help you do exactly that. There’s one part of that 12 point checklist that’s the most […]

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Startup Jobs for 5/14/14

By on May 14, 2014 in Startup Jobs

Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich is hiring an Email Analyst. Interplay’s Nomad Financial is looking for someone to help launch offices in cities including San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, Austin, and Seattle: We want someone who appreciates how the details of operational finance and strategy can be the difference in a startup […]

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Startup Jobs and Career Advice for 5/12/14

By on May 12, 2014 in Career Advice, Startup Jobs

DramaFever, a streaming media company focused on bringing international content to North America, is hiring a Business Development Associate. Interplay, an incubator company, is taking applications for co-founder and CEO positions for companies that it is currently incubating. Their ideal candidate will have 5+ years of biz experience and is highly organized and driven. Roy […]

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How to reach relevant people in the startup world

By on May 12, 2014 in Networking Tips

I know it feels like no one is listening to you when you’re getting started in the startup world. You have a blog you’re writing that hardly anyone reads (and certainly not the people you’d like to be reading it). A Twitter account that virtually no one follows. And those celebrity founders and VCs you’re […]

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Startup Jobs and Career Advice for 5/7/14

By on May 7, 2014 in Career Advice, Startup Jobs

Sam Altman, a programmer, entrepreneur, and VC, writes about employee equity on his blog. LeadPages, an enterprise software company, is hiring a thought leader to be their Director of Templates and Education. Smarterer, a skill quantifying service, is hiring a Content Development Intern.

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