How to Land at a Fast-Paced Startup - by Wes Kao

I often get asked to write about life at a startup. While I have invested in and advised startups, I haven’t actually worked at one in years and years. (Where did I work, you may be wondering? PayPal only had a few hundred people when I joined, and Facebook was sub-1,000. But the environment has changed so much, and both would be late, late, late stage at this point.) I have been in touch with Wes since her time running her startup, Maven, and when she was open to writing about her extensive experience, I was really excited. She brings a wealth of knowledge about something many of us are curious about. I hope you learn something new if you’re exploring this as an option on your career journey. Upgrade to paid I grew up and went to college in the Bay Area, where tech startups were the default industry. While I initially wanted to look further from home, within a few years of finishing college, I took on a role at a startup, and I haven't looked back since. I loved the pace, openness to

I often get asked to write about life at a startup. While I have invested in and advised startups, I haven’t actually worked at one in years and years. (Where did I work, you may be wondering? PayPal only had a few hundred people when I joined, and Facebook was sub-1,000. But the environment has changed so much, and both would be late, late, late stage at this point.) I have been in touch with Wes since her time running her startup, Maven, and when she was open to writing about her extensive experience, I was really excited. She brings a wealth of knowledge about something many of us are curio