Re:Ask HN: Which companies prefer hiring ex-founders?
by sumanthvepa on Saturday July 17, 2021 @03:08PM
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I think you're a very attractive profile for many growth stage startups. But traditional job search strategies like using recruiters would not be effective. Recruiters and HR folks tend to pattern match with standard profiles and founders don't fit well into that profile. I would think that a better strategy might be to be to network with other founders and VCs to get into your next gig. YCs startup school is a good place to network actually.
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Re:Ask HN: Which companies prefer hiring ex-founders?
by leesalminen on Saturday July 17, 2021 @04:04PM
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What about former customers, peers you met at trade shows etc, ex employees who moved onto big things, former investors, etc. Most business owners form a network over the years whether they work to cultivate it or not.
Re:Ask HN: Which companies prefer hiring ex-founders?
by sumanthvepa on Saturday July 17, 2021 @04:16PM
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Customers are a little tricky, needs to be handled with care. Trade show contacts and ex-employees and former investors, board members are all good people to contact. But you may have message the fact that you are shutting down the business first. Also if you had co-workers from a job you did before your started, reach out to them. Many of them may be VPs and CEOs by now, and would value you as a coworker.