Career advice moving from startup to enterprise
Looking for career advice. Based in SF, 34yo. I was the CEO and Co-founder of an acquired Saas startup in the enterprise software space. We’re not talking TechCrunch news worthy, more a small 25 person “acquihire” of a bootstrapped startup. My integration phase is complete - so I’m looking for what to do next. Having run a small business for the last 7 years, I’m exploring what a larger organization could offer. Given my skills are developed mostly as a startup generalist, albeit with a product skew. What jobs would be best suited in the Enterprise job market? Corp dev? Product Manager? Appreciate you views Blind community.
I would recommend Product, as I feel it is the closest thing I’ve experienced to entrepreneurship for working for someone else - my Skills/experience from starting/running 3 companies feels most utilized in this role. Aim for director position otherwise you may be left feeling resentful. Good luck! 30 - NYC
Thank you, much appreciated! Noted re the position, all that fun to come when looking for roles. No idea what the tier structures are yet.
Will be a pretty big adjustment from responsibilities and impact perspective. I would really spend some time to work on your narrative. Have a compelling story to tell when you start engaging with recruiters and your network.
Sage words. Thank you for the advice.
Technical co-founder?
Thanks for asking. That wasn’t my role. I focused more on the Business Operations: GTM, Strategy, Culture, Financing, Brand etc (insert 100 more hats). But my background is technical.