Seeking Growth

Making travel moves with your current or new job - why this opportunity is unique to startups, how to weigh up your options when making a move, and how to immerse yourself in your new world. — Connect with Us: Michael Momsen ( linkedin.com/in/michaelmomsen ) Kai Lovel ( linkedin.com/in/kailovel ) Feedback, ideas or career questions? Send us an email - kai@zipline.io Zipline.io is a fast-growing B2...

Humans are at the heart of businesses. Today we explore how organisations have different personas, how to treat your customers like humans, and how we can learn a lot from a family's Xbox purchase. — Connect with Us: Michael Momsen ( linkedin.com/in/michaelmomsen ) Kai Lovel ( linkedin.com/in/kailovel ) Feedback, ideas or career questions? Send us an email - kai@zipline.io Zipline.io is a fast-gro...

WFH is a great tool for some. But if you're early in your career, what's the best mix of WFH v Office time? We speak about roles where WFH makes sense, some of our personal experiences being 'in the office', and ways you can make WFH work for you. — Connect with Us: Michael Momsen ( linkedin.com/in/michaelmomsen ) Kai Lovel ( linkedin.com/in/kailovel ) Feedback, ideas or career questions? Send us...

We explore managing up, down, sideways — why it's actually work worth doing, and not just sucking up. Understanding your manager's job, sending great pre-reads, taking ownership of your goals, and much more. — Jump to: (00:00) Intro (2:47) On stakeholder management (6:37) Why is managing up so hard? (8:19) Working with your boss (13:51) What does your boss want? (15:49) Pre-chewing your meat (25:4...

We're experimenting with a new format we will sometimes throw into the mix. This is our first CEO Memo; Michael sharing what's top-of-mind, raw, unedited, and punchy. Today he's exploring the power of journaling and how to do it. Resources: - Tim Ferris on Journalling (https://youtu.be/UFdR8w_R1HA)

In the hurtlocker, it's not unusual to feel overwhelmed by what's on your plate. Michael and Kai discuss some simple, actionable strategies to work to completion on important work. — Jump to: (01:38) What causes overwhelm (10:38) Flushing cortisol (12:33) The 4 questions to will always kill anxiety (19:17) Breaking down the thing in front of you — Resources mentioned : Book - Four Thousand Weeks b...

Startup hiring 101. What to expect in the hiring process, how to write a CV to get a company's attention, prepare for your interviews, and more. — Jump to: (01:51) Own the process (04:29) The role of a CV (more in ep #15) (06:55) First call & nailing "Tell me about yourself?" (09:22) Summary of remaining steps (11:00) The infamous CEO interview (12:28) Should you send a follow up email? — Conn...

Looking for a startup job in 2023? Here's how to stand out from the crowd, and land that role. And it turns out, one of the best approaches is to think like a founder . This week on Startup Jobs. — Jump to: (3:55) “I’ve done it before” is less important in startups (5:50) On job supply & demand (7:50) 1\ Be willing to take a hit (9:22) 2\ Laser-focussed outreach (10:32) 3\ Have some outbound h...

We chat about why customer-facing roles like Sales and Customer Success are incredible entry points into startups. We touch on customer-centric sales, financial upside of these roles, and what to expect in these roles day-to-day. — Jump to: (1:10) The lifeblood roles of any startup (7:15) Realities of the job (14:27) Financial upside of revenue-generating roles (20:16) Sales/CS content to snack on...

We chat about the power of goals, how to set them, and tips on seeing them through to completion. — Jump to: (02:13) Why even set goals (08:01) Setting the compass bearing (10:59) Michael's goal-setting process (11:37) Intrinsic v extrinsic goals (12:36) “What do I want my life to look like in 10 years?” (16:58) Some of Michael's recent goals (26:26) Summary of goal structure (26:47) Getting goals...

Got a book under the tree this Christmas? Ready to boot up on new skills heading into a new year of work? Here are our tips on becoming a learning machine, by focussing on just-in-time learning, optimising for the ‘aha’ moments, and getting rid of unfinished book guilt! — Jump to: (03:08) Focus on getting the "aha's", not reading books back-to-front (06:32) Connect learning to pain (just...

We chat about getting work done to the right fidelity, explore Michael's journey with perfectionism, share tactics for shipping pragmatically, and more. — Jump to: ( 03:29) Why it's important to 'ship well' (06:45) Michael's perfectionism journey (07:42) Defining perfectionism (16:14) Getting your focus area + fidelity right (5 star system) (20:33) Self-forgiveness (22:01) Accountability — Connect...

So you've seen the tech layoffs news (from companies big & small), the market shifts, and all the rest of it — and you're wondering, "is it a good time to be getting into this space??" - very understandable! We unpack this all today, and explain why we think it's an excellent time to jump in to startups, for the right person. — We covered: (01:50) What's been happening at the moment? (05:38) S...

This episode is all about the first few months in a new job. If you're a new hire, we explore the common mistakes people make early on, why you have to focus on what you can control, how to build a relationship with execs, why you NEED to execute well and much more.  — We covered: (03:58) 1. Internal Locus of control (07:19) 2. Getting clarity from manager on your role (09:09) 3. Set a rhythm...

In ep #3 on Career Strategy, Jack talked about optimising for a great manager when looking at startup jobs. In today's ep #8, we explore the habits, mindset, and tools that you find with great managers. Whether you're at the stage of your career where you're managing people, or people are managing you, Michael's 10 must-know tips for new people managers is full of great takeaways....

In Hurtlocker(1of2), we painted a picture of the realities of the startup hurtlocker — who it's for, what it feels like. In this second part, we touch on why you'd want to sign up for this pain, and how to succeed as a startup athlete in this hurtlocker. Pain + reflection = progress. — We covered: (03:26) Revisting the 'why' of the hurtlocker (10:14) Pillar 1 - Mental Resilience - Book: Mental Tou...

We go deep on the ‘hurt locker’ — how we define it, why it’s unavoidable in fast-growing environments, stories from the inside, and connecting the hurtlocker to your purpose. Bonus! 🔥 Screenshot your review of the show, post it on LinkedIn with us tagged, and we'll send you our fresh 👕 Hurtlocker t-shirt 👕 on the house!  — We covered: (02:11) Defining the hurtlocker (05:06) Stories from th...

Choose to work for a company that invests you. Today we chat about why investing in people matters, what ‘good looks like’ when making investments in teams, plus interview tips for working out if that startup will *actually* invest in you. — We covered: (06:06) Three reasons startups should invest in their people _ 1/ It’s the right thing to do _ 2/ It’s value accretive _ 3/ It builds better human...

Jonathan Jeffries (JJ) is the Co-Founder of Think & Grow . Over the last 15 years he has assisted some of the worlds most impactful businesses including Stripe, Square, Etsy, Dropbox and GoCardless. He's passionate about solving business issues through people, connectivity, content and partnerships. Founded in 2015, Think & Grow ’s mission is to help businesses grow through great people. —...

How do you carve out a career that’s right for *you*? What should you optimise for early on? When’s the right time to leave a job? We hear from a bunch of folks on their perspectives on career strategy, particularly in the world of startups. — We covered: (04:21) Mimetic nature (07:59) Optimising for global maximums (12:14) Doing what you love (13:51)  Focussing on the long term (Inversion) (...

So we know what a startup is, but should you even join one? Michael gives his three honest reasons why you should join a startup (plus a few bonuses), and we take a brief look at what a great startup culture looks like. Hint: it’s not about the t-shirts and beanbags. — We covered: (01:30) Why you shouldn’t join a startup (03:28) We ask Maddie her thoughts (12:00) Three reasons to join a startup (2...

What makes a startup, a startup? Do they have to be a software company, or VC-backed? Not necessarily. We share our definition of a ‘fast-growing startup’, touch on the world of venture capital, and give you some red (and green!) flags to look out for in a startup job. — We covered: (00:00) Welcome (00:47) What is a startup? (15:49) Funded vs Non-funded Companies (27:27) What to look for in a star...

Welcome to Startup Jobs! A new show exploring all the different jobs in a tech startup — what exactly are they, and what we've learned from scaling teams from the inside. We're about ready to launch, so here's a sneak peek of what to expect. — We covered: (00:40) Why are we doing this show? (12:06) Other podcasts we love — We referenced:  - Seeking Wisdom ( seekingwisdompodcast.drift.com ) -...