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Naval Ravikant's Guide To Choosing Your First Job In Tech | Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent)

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The beginning of your career is one of the hardest parts to navigate. By default, you're at a disadvantage. You probably have little-to-no professional experience, you don't know how to evaluate which company will be best for your career, and you likely don't have much of a network to lean on. At the same time, your first job—especially in tech—can have an outsized impact on the rest of your career. “I'm reminded of a famous example with Facebook. Adam D'Angelo was CTO,” says AngelList Founder Naval Ravikant. “Here you have (someone in their early 20s) managing 30-year-old engineers. Some of that is accredited to Zuck for just recognizing genius and promoting him up. And some of this is, it's just like that at startups. Startups are much more merit-based, rather than seniority based.” If you're just coming out of school, Naval guides, prioritize your career trajectory above all else and choose an environment where you can both build a strong network and rise through the ranks quickly.

Naval Ravikant's Guide To Choosing Your First Job In Tech | Wellfound Join Log In Startup Jobs Recruit Discover Blog Discover / Blog / Naval Ravikant's Guide To Choosing Your First Job In Tech Apr 17, 2019 Naval Ravikant's Guide To Choosing Your First Job In Tech Evaluating a startup requires a framework. Naval's is extremely simple—and effective. Caleb Kaiser AngelList Talent Illustration by Helena Covell Table of Contents The beginning of your career is one of the hardest parts to navigate. By default, you're at a disadvantage. You probably have little-to-no professional experience, you don'

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