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> And finally, I ended up landing my first CFO role at a venture-backed tech marketplace. uh, what? without knowing more, and without insulting the author... t
by swyx 4y ago
> And finally, I ended up landing my first CFO role at a venture-backed tech marketplace.
uh, what? without knowing more, and without insulting the author... this is a surprising outcome given the surface facts
- Topgamer7 4y agoWell its common to spin any work or venture done into a success story. No one is going to hire you if you say, I burned X dollars, built nothing, learned nothing, etc. Most C level folks I've know are kings of spin.
- O__________O 4y agoLinkedIn appears to show the as CFO of PartsTech, which appears to have raised 16.5M+ according to Crunchbase. Related links: - https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/partstech-inc https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/partstech-inc - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cj-gustafson-13140948 https://www.linkedin.com/in/cj-gustafson-13140948
- swyx 4y agoah, the linkedin shows a lot more relevant experience in FP&A. i guess thats fine since he never stopped working. still unusual for a startup of that size (16m raised typically would be under 100 people) to have a CFO but, as they say, "you do you"
- AdrianB1 4y agoThe scientific name for this is "failing upwards".