Question
I currently own a successful retail business that I started 2 years ago. The business is fairly hands-off now and I have decided to put myself back in market for a startup sales role. Prior to my business, I worked as a Biz Dev Dir. at a failed startup and before that as an Account Exec for a software comp selling enterprise software solutions successfully.
I've interviewed with many startups. For some I know the fit is not right, but for others I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any advise or guidance would be immensely awesome.
Answer
I'd be happy to do a mock interview with you on a call and give you feedback. We could do a preliminary session where we focus on the types of positions you want with what types of companies then I could do mock interviews with you and help you put together your resume, your narrative, and your presentation. I've hired a lot of startup employees and contractors and advised dozens of companies on building their teams. There's definitely a cultural element and it also depends on what market you are in. For example, I run startups in Nashville. That's not SV which is not NY. There are nuanced approaches and preparation you need to do for each market.
