Eric Friedman has had a diverse career that’s taken him from ad and SEM agencies to a venture capital firm and most recently to a mobile startup (Foursquare) where he leads the revenue operations team. Below Eric talks about why he made these career moves and shares his thoughts on why one might choose a […]
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Startup career changers: Keep score because you will play harder
If you are hoping to career change into the startup world you’ll love this article by entrepreneur and StartupCareerAdvice.com contributor Keith Cowing, who shares a great approach to help you achieve that goal. I’d also encourage you to sign up for updates about his upcoming book MBA Madness, which is all about tools and techniques for successful […]
Investment banker turned startup product manager – tips from someone who’s made the switch
Investment banker turned startup product manager? It’s a very unique career path, and I was grateful to have the chance to interview Rishi Dosaj to learn about how he made that move. He also shares a great networking tip at the end of the post, which is really helpful if you’re trying to build a […]
Startup job hunting wisdom – Don’t be another resume in the pile!
Fraser Kelton is the COO at GetGlue, a venture-backed startup at the intersection of television and social networking. Fraser started at GetGlue in business development and shares some great insights below about how to stand out from the crowd when startup job hunting. –John You have a pretty interesting story about how you ended up […]
Startup business development jobs – One part hustle, One part networking
Mike Cardamone was my classmate Columbia Business School and has gone on to work in startup business development jobs with successful startups like Box and AcademixDirect. Below he shares his story about how he landed his first startup job in Silicon Valley and provides insight into what traits make a startup business development person effective. Tell […]
Girl Mobile sounds off on post MBA startup careers
Alison Lindland is a friend and one of my classmates from Columbia Business School. She’s had a really interesting career which has spanned product management and business development functions at early stage startups and large companies. She provides some great advice in this interview about pursuing post MBA startup careers. –John You have a pretty […]
Startup stock options won’t make you rich
I often see people who are new to the startup world overvalue the equity component (stock options) of their compensation, thinking that it will be their ticket to an early retirement. The problem is that startup stock options almost always will not make you rich, particularly when the company has already raised even a modest […]
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