If you think that being at an early stage startup employee means that you just work 100 hour weeks, then you're in for a surprise!
Having been an early employee of a startup (Mint.com), and having started my own startups (BizeeBee and Femgineer) I've gotten a real sense of the pros and cons of being at an early stage startup.
I'll talk about:
• How to evaluate salary, equity, and lifestyle
• How to mitigate risk
• How being an early employee teaches you how to setup a company, build a product, and can catapult your career!
Why You Should Consider Being an Early Stage Startup Employee
1. Femgineer Forum
Why You Should Consider being an
Early Stage Startup Employee
April 2, 2014
Poornima Vijayashanker
poornima@femgineer.com
@poornima
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2. Agenda
• What is an early stage startup?
• What’s unique about it?
• Misconceptions
• The reality.
• Financing.
• Exit strategy.
• Why YOU should consider it
• Common roles.
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42. Review
• What is an early stage startup?
• What’s unique about it?
• Misconceptions
• The reality.
• Financing.
• Exit strategy.
• Why YOU should consider it
• Common roles.
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43. Want to host a forum at your company?
Contact: justin@femgineer.com
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44. Courses for Spring 2014!
Lean Product Development
Visit femgineer.com/learn
Mentoring
Visit femgineer.com/mentoring
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45. How to Transform Your Ideas into
Software Products
http://femgineer.com/transform-ideas
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48. KEY OBJECTIVE(S) AGENDA
DELIVERABLE
BREAK OUT SESSION
Identify your
misconceptions and how
you can add value to an
early stage startup.
30 minutes Get into groups of ~5 people.
1. Introduce yourself to the group.
2. Talk about your skills, recent projects,
and a topic you’d like to share.
3. Present & receive feedback
Short presentation
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