
Learn to land a startup job without technical skills by mastering business development, building a massive network, and mastering interview strategies to demonstrate interpersonal impact and growth.
Explore the three types of business development—product, brand, and distribution—through an API partnership between single platform and foursquare that provides menus, enhances user experience, and drives sales.
Forge brand development relationships by partnering with established brands to boost brand equity and reach new customers, as shown by Skillshare's collaboration with General Electric that enhances trust and conversion.
Discover distribution-based business development that drives growth by exposing each other's audiences to complementary products. Learn from Quora and the Huffington Post partnership and similar channel partnerships.
Explore the difference between sales and business development, focusing on relationships, growth strategies, and leveraging partner networks to reach customers and boost conversions.
Identify the decision maker and capture attention to close deals. Prioritize high-impact opportunities, align your and your partner's business to win-win deals, and push them through.
Develop strong business development by mastering communication and relationship building, leveraging a trusted network to move deals forward, and demonstrating resourcefulness, action orientation, and fearless follow-through.
Stay organized and execute a repeatable deal process from pitch to follow-up, manage the pipeline, and build relationships with hustle, resourcefulness, and likeability.
Join a junior business development role at a growth startup to learn quickly by piggybacking on experienced dealmakers. Gain hands-on deal experience and traction by helping close real deals.
Explore how a junior biz dev role handles inquiries, manages early deals, and scales partnerships by replicating successful models, while supporting senior staff with diligence and research.
Explore the two most important dynamics of the startup hiring ecosystem and learn how to actually get a job as a BT professional, understanding what business Volman means.
Tackle the signal to noise challenge by showing how founders filter hundreds of resumes through trusted referrals and networks; some roles stay unpublished and are filled via investors.
Understand how prospective employers view hires with little track record as a risk, and why founders want someone who can hit the ground running with minimal training to avoid micromanagement.
Position your online presence for startup success with a professional Gmail, LinkedIn and Twitter, and a WordPress or Tumblr blog to showcase industry insight and startup language from tech blogs.
Learn startup lingo through entrepreneurial interviews and podcasts, including Stanford's entrepreneurial thought leaders and Andrew Warner's interviews. Build vocabulary and concepts to speak confidently during networking and job applications.
Overcome the signal-to-noise in startup hiring by building a trusted network in the startup scene, gaining access to unlisted opportunities and strengthening long-term business relationships.
Adopt a value-driven networking mindset in every interaction, aiming to add value to others' lives and leverage the law of reciprocity to earn endorsements and opportunities.
Learn to create value by making relevant introductions between people who can help each other. Use consent and email templates to facilitate connections and strengthen relationships.
Promote others publicly to add value on social media and email, building relationships while balancing promotion with genuine engagement through private lists, nutshell mail, and muesli.
Learn to add value by sending relevant content and news to others. Use tools like Google Alerts, Twitter alerts, and Quora to curate articles aligned with interests and strengthen relationships.
Identify and address direct needs by proactively helping others—scan company sites for roles, monitor Twitter questions, and engage on blogs to land a startup job.
Build powerful relationships by providing value through relevant introductions, thorough feedback, and balanced promotion and support; send relevant content, address direct needs, and help in non-work areas.
Connect with people you already know in tech to practice networking and learn landscape. Then use LinkedIn and alumni directories to meet product managers and designers who can open doors.
Learn to approach people you know in startups by calibrating interactions to relationship strength, ask for advice, and state how they can help you break into tech to create opportunities.
Take action with the worksheet to actively build relationships, complete the exercises, and advance toward landing a startup job.
Target industry events to start networking with people you don't know, then build relationships at meetups, classes, and conferences to turn interactions into one on one meetings.
Learn to make a strong first impression by centering conversations on the other person, offering value, and following up the same day to build lasting business connections.
Take workload designed to help you apply information at events and approach them right, stay accountable by downloading work you love and completing the exercises to put knowledge into practice.
Target specific super connectors to maximize networking efficiency and maintain relationships over time by tracking outreach in a spreadsheet, ensuring consistent, purposeful engagement that turns acquaintances into trusted connections.
Target up-and-comers and peers who have made similar transitions to access easier meetings and valuable introductions, leveraging their networks for future opportunities.
Engage with your target list by adding value first, stay visible as a familiar face through actions like commenting and retweeting, and request a meeting when reciprocity increases the odds.
Craft a value-driven coffee meeting request using an exact email script, highlighting context, time respect, and a 20-minute ask at their convenience to gain insights and help recruit potential fits.
Focus 80 percent on them and 20 percent on you to build rapport, subtly share your tech network and entrepreneurship goals, and view the meeting as a building block.
Craft a same day follow-up email that solidifies the meeting, conveys key learnings, describes how you will apply them, and outlines concrete ways to add value with a practical template.
download the worksheet below and begin building intentional networking by following these steps. this strategy builds your most valuable business relationships and pays dividends in the long run.
Create a project to overcome hiring bias by proving your ability to execute in startups that value initiative and getting things done.
Explore real life example projects you can copy, including starting a newsletter, a website or blog, hosting events, and building a physical product via Kickstarter, to launch your startup career.
Overcome the most common limiting belief by showing how to build projects that prove you get things done and take initiative, even when you lack street cred.
Learn how to enter startups by curating breakfast meetups that give feedback, connect founders, and demonstrate initiative with minimal street cred.
Revisit internships as a viable path to startup jobs, not just for students; internships let you test-drive the company and yourself, leading to full-time roles, as with Shafie's Mashable path.
Leverage internships to secure full-time roles while building your network and credibility, and startups' lean structure lets you rise quickly from intern to key roles.
Offer to work for free to lower hiring risk, prove your value, and build a portfolio of work assets. Target early-stage entrepreneurs to land paid roles and valuable connections.
Adopt a lateral entry approach by starting in sales or marketing to break into a company and transition into a business development role.
embrace the just getting on base concept by landing at a startup now to gain real experience, build skills, and boost credibility, rather than waiting for a perfect role.
Discover an alternative to traditional hiring via internships or free work to prove yourself, for landing a startup job, with a worksheet to guide your progress.
Compare the reactive approach, seizing opportunities you hear about, with the proactive approach of identifying companies you want to work for and landing a job there.
identify target companies and entrepreneurs, build relationships across teams, and demonstrate high value to create a position, using de-risking strategies and the troops approach.
Apply the proof approach to land a startup job by taking initiative and doing parts of the role before you’re hired, using partnerships and LinkedIn outreach to prove capability.
Use the proof approach at a trade show to demonstrate value, build rapport, and act as part of the company; this can lead to an on-the-spot offer or future referrals.
**UPDATED OCTOBER 2017** Called "an absolute SHORTCUT for anyone looking to break into startups and business development"
You want to work with smart people in a fast paced environment where you're learning every day...
You want to be a part of something bigger than yourself and feel your hard work's tangible contribution to your company...
You want to learn how to become an entrepreneur so that you can one day start your own company...
YOU WANT TO WORK FOR A STARTUP!
There's only one problem...you don't have any technical skills : (
This course is a step by step guide for people who currently don't possess any technical skills to land the startup job of their dreams.
And not just any job, but the premier "business job" at a startup which is commonly called Business Development.
Here's a few reasons why working in Startup Business Development is so awesome:
And guess what...startup business development doesn't require specialized skills as a prerequisite like coding, design, or financial modeling. Everything can be taught and you can excel if you have interpersonal skills and a strong work ethic.
Doesn't sound too shabby right?
This course is the first step by step guide with exact strategies, word-for-word scripts, and proven tactics to land a Startup Business Development Job.
Here is just *some* of what you will learn in this course
Skeptical whether this course will work for you?
Just listen to a what a others have said...
"Unless you're a programmer or have technical talent, breaking into the startup scene is incredibly hard. I really am lucky that I ran into Scott early on in my journey; his teachings about networking, strategy and of course business development were essential in my eventually landing a role leading BD at an awesome startup. He's been so effective in turning his experiences into career lessons that everyone can benefit from, and I can honestly recommend Scott's content, and this course, to anyone looking to grow their career – at a startup or elsewhere."
-Ron G, now Biz Dev at Sketchfab (Techstars)
"I had a pretty successful career in Enterprise Sales in a non-tech industry and eventually got bored of the same ol same ol – so I decided to try and break into the SF start-up scene in a Biz Dev role. Turns out no one in the start-up world cares about what you did before or how successful you were. All they care about is – How can you get them to the next level? I took Scott's “Break Into the Startup World" course and quickly realized I needed to really prove what I can do and stop talking about it. After several failed interviews and un-returned calls, I finally took Scott's advice...It ended up being a huge success which then led to a consulting gig and finally a full time dream job within 60 days."
-Danoosh K, Biz Dev at General Assembly
The course was great! I feel the content can be applied to any arena of business and professionalism. This course is truly road map to reach the industry one wishes to pursue. I would almost suggest you call the course Break into (your dream job).
-Bryan K, World Traveler
Here is An Outline of All the Awesome Things You're Going to Learn
Module 1: Your Foundation
– Learn why Startup Business Development is so awesome and what it really means so you can speak the language when talking to startups. You'll learn the 3 most common types of business development, the difference between sales and business development, and the proper framework for understanding what business development actually means.
Module 2: Becoming A Successful Business Developer
– The best way to grasp what makes someone successful is to understand the challenges they had to overcome. This module teaches you about the common challenges you'll face as a BD person as well as the DNA of a badass Biz Dev person vs. a weak one. This is critical so you can properly position yourself during the job hunt.
Module 3: Dissecting and Maneuvering Within The Startup Hiring Ecosystem
– The startup hiring process is unique. This is one reason why so many people that take a traditional approach to landing a startup job have unsatisfying results. This module demystifies the startup hiring ecosystem so that you have a framework for the exact steps you need to hack the hiring process.
Module 4: Building A Massive Network of Influential Supporters Who Will Help You
– This module reveals the most critical mindset shift that altered the trajectory of my career. I'll give you the foundation for how to build out a insanely powerful network of influential people that hold the keys to you landing your dream job. Nothing gets you faster than where you want to go then people. That will never change. This module teaches you how to attract the right people in your life.
Module 5: Exactly Where You Need to Start
– Even when you know where you want to get, failing to understand the best place to start can paralyze you from making progress to where you want to go. Module 5 outlines the exact place you should start building out your support network and closing in on the prize.
Module 6: The Definitive Guide to Using and Operating At Events to Get Your Foot in the Door
– One of the best places to meet future members of your support network and even target companies is events. This module outlines how you can maximize events to build relationships with people that will push your goal. Ever wondered how to get someone awesome from an event to grab a coffee with you? This module covers that and much more.
Module 7: The 80/20 Formula to Build A Next-Level Network
– This systems teaches you the exact methodology to systematically cultivate relationships with every and anyone you want to bring in your life. When I decided I wanted to have a career in startups, I made a list of 30 people that I thought could change the trajectory of my career in the New York Tech Scene. This system helped me connect with 20 of them in my first year of adopting it.
Module 8: Strategies to Prove You'll Be An Awesome Hire (EVEN WITH NO CREDENTIALS)
– I've seen people with no experience and no credentials, successfully prove themselves and land jobs using the strategies outlined in this module time and time again.
Module 9: Unconventional Strategies for Getting Your Foot in the Door
– Have you ever noticed that people who take an alternate route to get what they want often get it faster? This module highlights some unconventional, but proven tactics you can employ to converge onto the scene.
Module 10: How to Maximize Inbound Job Opportunities and Hunt Your Dream Job
– Module 10 is all about closing in on your target. We review where you're at, the different ways you can approach landing at the perfect company, and provide actionable strategies you can implement in order to optimize the plan of attack you decide to take.
Module 11: How to Dominate the Interview Process
– This module teaches you how to hack the interview process. You'll learn powerful tactics the road flare strategy, proof approach, and how to get the person that's interviewing you fired up to meet you before you even step in the room.
I want to be clear about who will derive massive momentum from this course...
This course is for:
This course is not for people who think jobs will magically appear because they bought the course or for people that aren't willing to take steps to change their situation. You need to take action on all the tactics, scripts, and step-by-step maneuvers I'll teach you.
-----Right now you have a choice-----
You can either:
1) Continue to go at it alone and hope that something works somewhere along the way
or
2) Invest in yourself to get proven tactics that work so that you can get the fulfilling job you've always wanted without wasting your time.
I'll leave it up to you, but considering we spend half of our waking hours at work, I think investing 2 nights out in a major city in yourself and career is a good move.
No matter who you are, I guarantee you'll learn at least one massively powerful mindset or tactic from this class (see the testimonials above for proof).
I will personally respond to any questions you may have as you go through the material so there's no worry if you're not sure how to take all of the information and apply it to your life.
Talk soon,
Scott Britton
P.S. The $297 price is an initial offering to build students and positive reviews.
I believe having everything you need to secure the job of your dreams which you'll spend 2,000+ hours at this next year is worth less than $1 a day for the next year so I plan on raising the price in the near future. If you want to take advantage of the initial price, I'd sign up sooner than later (Like now!)
P.S.S For a limited time, all students will also receive access to interviews with 4 Startup Business Development All Stars where they reveal how they broke into startups without any technical skills.
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The time to take action is now!