getting a job at a tech startup

BREAKING AND ENTERING INTO TECH STARTUPS

Sam Hysell@samhysell

Let’s take a second to realize what we’re actually living through right now

HEDONIC ADAPTIONIf you aren’t happy today,

You still won’t be happy when you get what you want

START WITH WHY?Nobody cares what you do,

it’s all about WHY YOU DO IT!

Simon Sinek

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WHY ARE YOU CHANGING CAREER PATHS?

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IN ORDER TO BE FULFILLED,YOU MUST LEARN

WHAT DOESN’T FULFILL YOU!

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FAIL

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THE TRUE WAY IS THROUGH TRYING NEW THINGS AND MEETING NEW

PEOPLE

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HOFFMAN REVERSE ENGINEERING

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What are the key skills needed to run a company?

MIKE KARNJANAPRAKORN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=r_yOzJqdXFQ

Founder and CEO of Skillshare@samhysell

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TIME FOR A LITTLE EXERCISE

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TIME FOR A LITTLE EXERCISE

What are 3 things that excite you?

What are the 3 biggest issues/problems you care about?

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SKILLSHARE CORE VALUES@samhysell

PERSONAL BRAND+

NETWORK

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YOU ARE WHO YOU CHILL WITH@samhysell

VALUE OF A NETWORK

“Your network is an indispensable source of intelligence because people offer private observations and impressions that would never appear in a public place like the Wall Street Journal”

Reid Hoffman@samhysell

“CURATE WHO YOU FOLLOW. YOU’RE LETTING THEM IN YOUR BRAIN, AND YOU

WANT TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH THE BEST IDEAS.”

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@bwats Rising Star / Analyst at USV

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PERSONAL BRANDING

MOST PEOPLE ARE BORING AS

$*%&

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*well at least that’s how they come off

HOW TO NOT BE BORING

Wear your passions on your sleeve (AKA Be Naked)Both Online and Off

Nobody can turn down a hustler with a curious and passionate mind

Only you know and see the world like you do! Leverage your unique perspective!

Use the flinch as a motivator

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Read “How to Win Friends & Influence People”

WHAT DOES NETWORKING MEAN TO YOU?

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START MEETING PEOPLE &

ADDING VALUE

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HOW TO GROW YOUR NETWORK

Ask thoughtful & specific questions/feedback that exploit the overlap of your why & theirs

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Stand the $*%& out through empathy

1. What are your biggest challenges?2. What’s most exciting about what you’re working on?

Dig your well BEFORE you’re thirsty

YOU’RE SO LUCKY TO BE IN SI NYC RIGHT NOW

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SO...

Hit up one Meetup each week

Talk to random people, ask them the 2 questions, and follow up (canned responses)

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MENTOR HACK

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GETTING AN AWESOME MENTOR

Find someone already doing what you want to do

Ask them what they recommend you do now if you want to be like them 1 year out

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GETTING AN AWESOME JOB1. Find a company you want to work for

2. Find the decision maker for your ideal role

3. Write an awesome email

1-3. Align Passion

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RAPPORTIVE HACK

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CRUSHING AN INTERVIEW

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One-sided interviews = Inferiority = FailConversations = Equal Status = You’re Hired

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Screen Them as Much as They Screen YouStephen Finance Story

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Create Urgency

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End with “What Concerns do You Have?”

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HOLLA ATCHA BOIII

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