Book Review: Alexis Ohanian’s Without Their Permission, a brief and entertaining history of the sites Reddit and Hipmunk (written by Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures). Alex Turnbull asks if startup life has to be a 24/7 grind, and talks about the possibility for flexibility within the startup workplace. Dave Balter talks about balancing entrepreneurship and marriage, and […]
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.Author Archive | John Gannon
10 Great Startup Product Management Links
Startup product management is a different beast than product management at an established company. Below are links to some of the best startup product management resources I could track down. I hope you enjoy them! Josh Siegel shares video product management career tips Paul Gray discusses product management with brainmates.com Jake Rocheleau shares product managing […]
10 posts from new grads and students who worked at startups
I joined a startup right out of college. But I’m getting old(!) so I’m probably not the right person to write a post about why new grads should think about working at startups. The good news is that my team dug up 10 awesome posts from students who have interned at startups or who joined […]
The 4 mistakes I’ve made negotiating startup job offers
Although it’s not quite as hard as negotiating cab fare, negotiating a startup job offer can be pretty tough, too. The good news is that you can learn from 4 of my past negotiating mistakes to help you quickly reach agreement on your startup job offer. Optimizing for cash rather than equity If you’re going […]
The fallacy of the startup ‘A’ player
At Fenway Park where the Red Sox play, it’s a well known fact that certain hitters do really well there because they are able to take advantage of that big Green Monster in left field. Working in the startup world is no different. A startup’s culture (the ballpark, if you will) can be a huge motivator […]
12 point checklist for startup interview prep
Congrats! That hot startup you’re interesting in working for wants to interview you. What’s next? To help with startup interview prep, I’ve compiled 12 tips based upon my experience having been both a startup hiring manager and someone who’s interviewed at plenty of startups over the years. I hope these tips help you nail […]
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12 point checklist for startup interview prep
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Startup Jobs and Career Advice for 8/27/14
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