Startup finance and operations jobs can be a good way to get into the startup world if you don’t have a technical background. My friend Brian Carroll has served as COO at two NYC startups, Flavorpill and TinyPass. In this interview he talks about the importance of these roles and what skills you need to […]
3 startup career advice questions for Comcast Ventures’ entrepreneur in residence
Today I’m excited to publish our interview with Comcast Ventures’ entrepreneur-in-residence, Daniel Gulati. Daniel recently led the company he co-founded, FashionStake, to an acquisition by Fab.com. In this post Daniel gives some pointers on how MBAs should approach their startup job search and interviews. He also shares some great tips for connecting with and through venture capitalists to […]
Startup Jobs and Career Advice for 6/16/14
Tidal Labs is hiring a Sales, Operations and Recruiting Coordinator, as well as a Client Success Manager for Social Campaigns (must have LinkedIn account to view.) Kevin Epstein, marketing executive and author of Marketing Made Easy, is teaching a Stanford Continuing Studies course entitled Marketing for Non-Marketing Professionals. Skinesiology is looking for a co-founder to handle business and […]
Startup Jobs for 6/11/14
Lingo Live, a site for connecting foreign language learners with native professionals online, is hiring a Director of Customer Outreach. Fiverr, an online marketplace for services starting at $5, is hiring a Director of Category Development.
Startup Career Advice for 6/4/14
Jillian Ferrante writes for VMTurbo about how to get promoted faster at a startup. Ari Paparo shares a site for simulating a product management interview via Twitter.
Startup flakes
Now that I am a founder I am particularly sensitive to a certain type of person I’ll call (for lack of a better term) a startup flake. A startup flake does things like: Meet with a founder, ostensibly about a job with that founder’s company, but then tell them what you are really trying to do […]
Building relationships with VCs as a startup employee
If the startup where you work has taken on VC or angel money and it’s a relatively early stage startup there is a good chance you will have some exposure to the investors. Especially if you are a somewhat senior hire or one of the earliest employees at the startup. If this describes you or your company then […]
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