10 posts from new grads and students who worked at startups

By on October 26, 2013 in Career Advice

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 […]

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The 4 mistakes I’ve made negotiating startup job offers

By on October 20, 2013 in Career Advice

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 […]

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The fallacy of the startup ‘A’ player

By on October 15, 2013 in Job Search Tips

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 […]

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12 point checklist for startup interview prep

By on September 25, 2013 in Job Search Tips

  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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2 unconventional tips to help you succeed in your transition to startup marketing

By on September 23, 2013 in Career Advice

Today’s post is from Healy Jones. I met Healy years ago when we were both working as VC’s and now he is a VP of Marketing at an education technology startup. Keep reading if you want to learn about what skills were most important in his career transition and the interview question he asks experienced […]

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How do you move from SEM to VC to Mobile Startup? We asked Eric Friedman of Foursquare

By on September 19, 2013 in Career Advice, Job Search Tips

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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Do you need an Ivy degree to be a startup VP of marketing? Here are 4 data points to help you decide.

By on September 4, 2013 in Career Advice

Does an Ivy League degree give you a better shot at cracking into the executive ranks at a startup? Most people, including me, would probably tell you that fancy book learnings don’t matter much at a startup – you just need to have a ‘JFDI‘ mentality to be successful. If that’s the case, maybe you wouldn’t […]

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