November 2011
2 posts
How To Get A Job At A Startup If You Have No... →
Great advice here. People frequently ask me about breaking into the start-up scene with non-technical skills. The two pieces of advice I always offer are:
1. Get to know someone
2. Start at the bottom
For my friends, start at the bottom usually means support/office manager/community work, but it can mean entry level sales or being the admin for a higher up as well.
Hubris is the enemy...
The Melt
I met a friend at The Melt today for lunch. Started by the guy who invented the Flip camera, The Melt is a high-concept grilled cheese fast food restaurant. Here’s how it works.
1. You go online and pick out what you’d like to eat.
2. You customize your order (bacon and tomato are free!) and pay for it online.
3. Your emailed receipt has a QR code on it, which you scan once you...