The cries of “Learn to Code” are drowning out the reality of the situation at most early stage startups – that not everyone has software development skills and that it’s not practical to just pick up these skills while working 60+ hours a week at a startup. That being said, there are a bunch of […]
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 […]
Don’t kid yourself – working at a startup is nothing short of chaos
It’s a common misconception that there is a fixed formula for startup success when in reality working at a startup is completely chaotic. Take it from my friend, entrepreneur Tejpaul Bhatia, who started and ran a seed funded startup for several years before successfully merging it with another startup. In this post he dispels two […]
Evaluating startup job offers versus BigCo dollars
Looking for a detailed framework to value startup job offers? Look no further as Shyam Kamadolli, venture capitalist and entrepreneur, breaks down all of the relevant components and considerations in this post. –John Evaluating startup job offers is challenging and all the more so for first time job-seekers or those looking to transition into startups […]
Senior Product Manager at Proofpoint (SF / Bay Area)
StartupCareerAdvice.com contributor Kevin Epstein is looking to add some bandwidth to his product marketing team at Proofpoint. If you read his post on StartupCareerAdvice, you’ll get a sense for the types of candidates he prefers to hire into marketing roles (hint: hands on marketers with great communication skills and some technical acumen) . After reading that […]
Fintech startup career advice from Quantopian’s CEO John Fawcett
John Fawcett (a.k.a. Fawce) is the founder and CEO of Quantopian, a fintech startup backed by Spark Capital and GETCO that’s democratizing the world of quantitative trading. Below, John shares his hiring philosophy and a pro tip on why you should never use “I’m not technical” as a crutch in an interview. –John This is […]
3 ways to aspire to startup work life balance
When I was an early stage startup employee I was frequently pulled between the intense, always on demands of our company (which weren’t unique by any stretch) and the intense, always on aspects of being a husband and loving father of two little girls. Lots of folks in the community write about managing startup work […]
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