PMs from failed start-ups
π if you have worked at one of the failed start-ups, how was your life post the startup? How was the job search post the startup? Were you able to find an equally paying job? Took any cut in pay? How tough was it to find a new job?
My friend worked at a whopper of a failure and ended up at FANG. Turns out network and person matter more than company. Company can open doors but you have to close them.
How big a whopper? 30 million dollars around?
>75M in funding. I canβt stress how much this is a personal mental barrier and not real. Whenβs the last time you rejected someone because their big risk failed?
We all know that many developers from failed startups make it to FANG. Nobody blames a developer for the start-up's failure. But PMs are in a different boat, because PMs in startups influence business decisions. So the question is how does the industry value a (failed) startup PM's experience? Any people that you know of?
I worked at a successful startup (700m acquisition) and a failed startup. Had no problems finding jobs after the startup failed. All offers were greater than my comp at the startup.
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