Ask HN: How to get a job so I can fund my startup?

Re:Ask HN: How to get a job so I can fund my startup? by The_DaveG on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @11:08AM (#21872912)

It is hard to find part time sales/biz dev roles from larger companies. By the time they are looking to hire, they are looking for a full time person because they have a (mostly) full time need. Especially if there is commission involved, then it just continues to feed into the more, more, more...

Source: Before moving into consulting, I ran sales teams.

I would imagine that Customer Success would be easier to find on a less than full-time basis.

Consulting as Mooreds pointed out could be a good solution. Could you consult or do paid work for clients within the realm of what your start-up is going to be doing?

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Re:Ask HN: How to get a job so I can fund my startup? by quotz on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @01:37PM (#21873987)

Thanks for your answer Dave. Yeah I could do consulting as a LeadGen professional, I do have experience in that and have all the tools needed, but as I just moved to the US from EU I dont have a network here. It would take me months until I get the first client.

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Re:Ask HN: How to get a job so I can fund my startup? by The_DaveG on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @06:19PM (#21875601)

I get that, starting over in a new place can be tough. I would approach the looking for a new job and looking for clients as the same process. Your skills might not be something that a group needs part/full time but it could be something that they purchase your skills for a week or two a month/quarter and you would be full money wise and still have time to work on your Startup.

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Re:Ask HN: How to get a job so I can fund my startup? by quotz on Thursday December 26, 2019 @05:27PM (#21887382)

Thats a very helpful advice. Thanks Dave!

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