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 […]
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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 […]
3 startup career links you’ll love
I’m constantly scouring Twitter and my RSS feeds for the best startup career content I can find so that I can pass it on to you. On that note, here are three gems I stumbled across this week: Aspiring product managers should give Satya Patel’s recent product management manifesto a look. Satya was an early […]
What you won’t learn in a big corporation
There are many fundamental differences between life in a big corporation and a small tech startup. Many of these differences are obvious. Others are more subtle — and many of these are hard to realize without experiencing both environments. For example: Startups have less people, less bureaucracy, and less money than larger companies There are […]
Should startups hire MBAs? The great debate continues!
Investment banking and management consulting positions still capture the career interest of many MBA students and grads. However, over the last several years there’s been a focus at many business schools to beef up their entrepreneurship programs as more and more MBAs want to strike out on their own or join a startup after graduation. […]
Sometimes to join a startup, you have to go back to square one
Steve Berg is a venture capitalist at RTP Ventures, a leading venture capital firm in New York City. Keep reading to learn what it takes to join a startup and how he evaluates people who approach him about jobs at his firm’s portfolio companies. Also, be sure to check out Steve’s blog – brooklynstartup.com – […]
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