How To Move From Finance to a Tech Startup
What you'll learn
- By the end of the course, you'll know everything I wish I'd known about moving to a startup
- Be able to navigate the startup hiring process effectively
- Have a resume that will resonate with a startup
- Network effectively with people in tech
- Rock your interview
Requirements
- None
Description
I spent five years in finance before moving to work at a tech startup based in NYC. The recruiting process in tech is very different, and this presentation shares everything I wish I'd known when I was making the move, including:
How to think about what I was looking for
How to approach startups
Whether or not I should be active on social media
Interviewing tips
The course is set of 5 video lectures that will take about an hour to complete, plus supplementary reading materials.
I'm hoping to continue adding to the course over time so if you have questions that aren't addressed please let me know and I'll add video responses to them.
By the end of the class you should have a clear sense of your next steps in making the move from finance to tech.
Who this course is for:
- People in finance, consulting or other similarly corporate jobs who are looking to move to a startup
Instructor
- 4.1 Instructor Rating
- 9 Reviews
- 94 Students
- 1 Course
Kate joined HowAboutWe in November 2010. Since then, she has helped to build and lead HowAboutWe’s acquisition team, expanding our strategy from a single channel to an integrated, multi-channel approach with increasing scale and positive return on investment. In addition to acquisition, she works closely with the CEOs and CFO around financial modeling.
Prior to joining HowAboutWe, she worked at Goldman Sachs in Debt Capital Markets, advising consumer, retail, and healthcare corporations. She began her career at Forrester Research, where she studied how technology changes impacted business.
An active participant in the NYC startup community, Kate has taught User Acquisition Marketing at General Assembly and How To Transition From Finance to Tech through Skillshare. Kate earned a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in Geography & Economics, and spent ten days at Wharton Business School before dropping out to pursue a career in tech startups. She is an avid reader, passionate about food, wine, and travel.