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Getting a Startup Job by @aaronwhite CTO, Boundless Thursday, November 8, 12
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Interested in learning how to get a job or internship in the startup scene? Boundless co-founder and CTO Aaron White explains what it takes to make it, how to network with the right people, and where to look to break into the startup scene.
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Getting a Startup Jobby @aaronwhiteCTO, Boundless
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PositioningPresence & ProjectsPeople
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“I just met this awesome kid who [.....]”Positioning
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You need a (specific) goal
You need your own criteria
You need an angle
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“Hello, GizmoGames Hiring Manager,
I’ve got a 3.8 GPA in CS from University studying robotic micro-molecules controller boards. My goal is to join an innovative startup and contribute meaningfully.
Respectfully,
Soon-to-be-employed on a boring project because I didn’t position myself correctly nor screen my opportunities.”
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“My name is Aaron, my goal is to one day start my own ed-tech company.”
“I’ve got a theoretical CS background, & spend my weekends launching cool web-projects.”
“I’m looking to join a consumer web-startup to help create a back-end for millions of users so I can one day do it on my own.”
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TUNE YOUR RESUME AROUND THIS!
(WE DON’T CARE ABOUT YOUR ICE-CREAM STAND JOB. UNLESS YOU OPENED IT YOURSELF)
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If I can’t find you online, you don’t exist.Presence
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FAIL
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ITSA AH MEEE!
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DO YOU EXIST?
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DO YOU EXIST?
DO YOU MAKE?
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DO YOU EXIST?
DO YOU THINK?
DO YOU MAKE?
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THINGS YOU’VE MADE, MUTTERFICKER.
LET ME SEE THEM!
(MORE POSITIONING!)
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“Let me buy you a coffee...”People
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COFFEE IS CHEAP TIME IS NOT
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BUT...
IF YOU SHOW RELEVANCEIF YOU EXISTIF YOU’RE CREDIBLE...
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DON’T NETWORK.
LEARN.
& PROVIDE VALUE <3
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Actually, you only need this excellent post by investor Rob Go:
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Boston Tech Community
Bonus! Resources
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