Know the Startup World - Demi Ben Ari - Ofek Alumni
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Demi Ben-Ari, co-founder and VP of R&D at Panorays, shares insights on navigating the startup world, emphasizing the importance of career planning, job searching, and interview preparation. Key considerations include the type of startup, funding stages, and understanding one's role and responsibilities. The document also highlights the significance of maintaining professional profiles and learning from each interview experience.
Know the Startup World - Demi Ben Ari - Ofek Alumni
- 1. Know the Startup World Demi Ben-Ari
- 2. About Me Demi Ben-Ari, Co-Founder & VP R&D @ Panorays ! Google Developer Expert ! Co-Founder of Communities: ○ “Big Things” - Big Data, Data Science, DevOps ○ Google Developer Group Cloud ○ Ofek Alumni Association In the Past: ! Sr. Data Engineer - Windward ! Team Leader & Sr. Java Software Engineer, Missile defense and Alert System - “Ofek” – IAF
- 4. What are the Possibilities https://memegenerator.net/instance/52475084
- 5. Parameters Definition for Positions ! Technology ! Working among people of quality ! Career path - Planning for higher roles ! Money ! Close to home ! Comfortable working hours ! Environment to learn at ! ** Prioritize all of the parameters for a better choice
- 6. Change of Field (Maybe?) ! Developers ○ Fullstack ○ Backend ○ Front-End ○ Super ninja Big Data Wizard (WTF??) ! System / Operations ○ DevOps ! QA / Automation Engineers ! Support (Tier 1, Tier 2…)
- 7. Startups - When to Join? 1. Do I want to form a Startup??? 2. Join as a first / second employee. 3. Join a startup in Growth stage. ! Startup - It’s a full life commitment, Call it of “Way of life”
- 8. Startups ! Funding Rounds (Pre-Seed, Seed, A, B ….) ! Product Maturity ! Exit - Acquisition, IPO (Initial Public Offering) ! Options / Stocks ○ Vesting ○ Clif ○ Dilution ○ Single / Double Trigger Acceleration
- 9. Company Properties (Questions) ! Location? ! Development team size vs. Company size? ! What teams do you have? ! How many Founders? What they’re like? (Startups) ! What’s the roadmap for the company? ! What’s my role? responsibilities
- 10. Job Search https://gradschooland.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/the-part-time-
- 11. Job Search ● Get some information from friends. ○ Yes, Excel might be involved :) ● It’s a full time job so search for a job. ● Take it as a learning experience, It’s much more fun like that.
- 13. Interviews ! Preparing for the Interview ○ Pitch yourself, It’s not easy ○ Search in the Internet about the company, do your research ! Phone Interview Maybe? ! Interview Outline (You’re interviewing the company too) ! Possible Questions ! Be passionate about what you do (And have done) ! What’s the whole process? ! HR - Why do they need it? ! Feedback - Ask for it
- 14. Questions you might want to ask ! What’s important for the company? ○ From their employees? ○ What are the wanted Achievements? ! What’s the role I’m interviewing for? ! What’s the interviewing process like? ○ When are you going to get an answer back? ○ Who is the POC to communicate with during the process?
- 15. Resume / CV (Curriculum Vitae) http://sciencepreps.iupui.edu/sites/default/files/resumes_and_more.png
- 16. What Describes You Best (Main Sections) ! Personal Details (Name, Email, Phone, Place of residence) ! Summary ! Personal Photo (Why?) ! Work Experience ! Education ! Skills (Do you need that?) ! Languages ! References ! Don’t make my mistake, Don’t make it too long :)
- 17. Pointers and Tips ! Bold the relevant Buzzwords. ! No Typos!!! Be professional, don’t embarrass yourselves ! Be sure that it sends the wanted message (Engineer, Manager, etc.)
- 18. Pondering about... ! Hebrew vs English ○ Try writing the technical terms ! Bullets vs Plain Text ! How to make a decision between the job offers? ! How much money to ask? ○ Don’t believe the hearsay, Do your research ○ The stage of the company you’re interviewing at effects the terms ○ 2000 - 3000 in the Salary is ~ 500-750 in the Bank ! What do I want to do with myself? ○ Where am I going to be in 5 Years
- 19. Public Profiles ! LinkedIn ! Facebook ! Twitter ! GitHub ! StackOverFlow ! YouTube ! Remember, It’s Israel, Everybody knows Everybody ! Shiny LinkedIn Public URL
- 21. Contract in hand ! Terms ○ Parking, Food (10bis?), Travel Expenses ! Gross (Bruto) vs Net (Neto) ○ Global wage + Extra hours ○ Social Benefits ● When is the due date? (Usually between 3 - 7 days) ● Be respectful! (You’d expect the same from the interviewing company) ● Vacation days ● Contracts can be withdrawn ○ Pretty rare, but might happen
- 22. Conclusion ! Update your public profiles ! Learn from each interview and evaluate yourself ! Try Enjoying the process as much as possible ! Find the place that fits to you and that you fit to it ! Flow the process and keep tabs on it ! Get yourself out there (Meetups, Hackathons…etc.)
- 23. Questions?
- 24. ! LinkedIn ! Twitter: @demibenari ! Blog: http:// progexc.blogspot.com/ ! [email protected] ! “Big Things” Community Meetup, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter ! GDG Cloud