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"Take Control of Your Desk," And Other Career Tips for ICs, Managers & Founders

After an 11-year career as an HR exec at Splunk, Shreya Iyer unpacks her comprehensive guide to startup career growth.

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23 Tactical Company Building Lessons, Learned From Scaling Stripe & Notion

Rules to keep in mind as scale takes hold and startup careers take off.

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Run This Diagnostic to Thoughtfully Build (and Evaluate) Your Startup’s Culture

Culture can’t wait — use the words-actions-behaviors framework to build with intention in the early days.

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The Art of Becoming a Better Listener — Tactical Advice for the Startup Setting

Ximena Vengoechea makes a compelling case for why you should resolve to become a better listener this year.

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The IC’s Guide to Driving Career Conversations — 25 Tips for Purposeful Career Planning

Top startup leaders and operators share a tactical manual with 25 tips for direct reports to take charge of career conversations with their managers.

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The Best Leaders are Feedback Magnets — Here’s How to Become One

Getting actionable feedback is a skill — here's how top performers sharpen it.

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Advice for the Pre-Product/Market Fit Days — This Founder’s Playbook for Pivoting with Purpose

How to navigate the first couple years of startup chaos — advice from a founder in the trenches.

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20 Underrated Qualities to Look for in Candidates — And 50+ Interview Questions to Suss Them Out

These traits might not be on your candidate-must-haves list—but they should be. Here's the interview questions for surfacing them.

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“Get Off the Floor” and Other Career Advice from Microsoft, Looker, Reddit & Twitter

Nick Caldwell's resume includes an enviable list of companies — Microsoft, Reddit, Looker and Twitter. He shares his biggest lessons from each for a crash course in finding success across different company cultures, scales & functions.

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The Chief People Officer as PM: Rethinking The Systems & Tools That Run the Company

Credit Karma's Colleen McCreary shares her advice for bringing a fresh approach to your compensation, rewards and recognition, and performance management processes.

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When it Comes to These Company Building Blocks, Borrow From Others — Advice From Thumbtack’s CEO

Marco Zappacosta's advice for the essentials of company culture, hiring and board management.

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Better Meetings Make for Better Days — 20 Tactical Ideas to Try Out With Your Team

The smartest folks we've interviewed share put-to-use-right-away tactics for making your next meeting less painful.

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Ask Why It Won’t Work, And Other Lessons This Founder Relies on While Building From 0 to 1

Persona's Rick Song shares the hiring and go-to-market lessons he's learned while building from 0 to 1.

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3 Rules for Building a More Caring Culture — This Chief People Officer Shares Lessons from Lambda School & InVision

Drawing on lessons from Lambda School and InVision, Mark Frein shares the essential elements of a more caring people function.

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Joining a Startup for the First Time? 30 Actionable Tips From Folks Who've Been There

Top startup leaders and operators share their best tips for new startup employees.

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