Essential startup roles and how to fill them

If you're a founder building out your team:

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Etsy COO Linda Kozlowski knows an operations leader is critical to the success of a company. Here, she sheds light on the most mysterious role in the C-suite — and how startups can hire and empower the right COO for their company.  

Make Operations Your Secret Weapon - Here’s How

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Top technical recruiters Ali Behnam and Mike Morell of Riviera Partners share how startups can snag a great VP of Engineering.

What You Want in a VP Eng from the Recruiters Behind Twitter and Zappos

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Todd Jackson is skilled at identifying excellent product managers. Now Dropbox's VP of Product and Design, he shares his process here.

Find, Vet and Close the Best Product Managers

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As First Round’s Marketing Expert in Residence, Arielle Jackson often helps early-stage founders navigate the search for a full-time marketer of their own. From the when and the why to the who and the how, Jackson offers a crash course on every aspect of the marketer hiring process to help startups figure out what they need and avoid common pitfalls as they fill this important role.

So You Think You’re Ready to Hire a Marketer? Read This First.

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Influitive CEO Mark Organ explains how a chief of staff can power up a CEO to superhuman status. Here, he details a roadmap to hiring and training for this critical role.


Why You Need Two Chiefs in the Executive Office

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Angel Steger serves as our guide on a trek to better understand the still developing speciality of growth design. She shares lessons learned from her roles leading the function at Dropbox and Pinterest, and outlines tactics for early-stage startups looking to source, interview and onboard growth designers of their own.

Defining Growth Design: The Guide to the Role Most Startups are Missing

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Asana's Andy Stoe on how startups can bring recruiting in-house, including where to look for a first hire and interview questions.