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A talk by Co-Founder of Zealify, Andy Parker, given to second year Computer Science students at the University of East Anglia on 7/10/14. Topics covered: Section 1: Startups and Entrepreneurship - Personal journey - How I got started in startups - Startup #1 - Incredibli and why it failed - Startup #2 - Zealify - what it is and why it's working Section 2: How to find a job you love - Technical skillsets - What startups and SMEs look for - Personal Branding - Communities - Online courses, MOOCs and learning - What job roles are out there - Things to consider when looking for or evaluating a job opportunity - Finding a company you love - Reasons to join a high-growth startup or SME
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“If you live for weekends and vacations, your sh*t is broken”
Finding a job/career you actually like.
Andy Parker - @ParkerACS
Co-Founder at Zealify
@Zealify_
Hi I’m Andy (@ParkerACS)
Who Am I?
UEA Graduate, 2012 - Business Management
Co-Founder - UEA Management Society
Who Am I?
UEA Graduate, 2012 - Business Management
Co-Founder - UEA Management Society
Since then:
1 FAILED Startup
Who Am I?
UEA Graduate, 2012 - Business Management
Co-Founder - UEA Management Society
Since then:
1 FAILED Startup
It sucks! …But it’s all good.
Who Am I?
UEA Graduate, 2012 - Business Management
Co-Founder - UEA Management Society
Since then:
1 FAILED Startup
It sucks! …But it’s all good.
Co-Founded Zealify - £70k investment - Team of 4
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1. Startups and Entrepreneurship
2. Helping people find jobs/careers they actually like (in great companies).
1. Startups and Entrepreneurship.
How did I get started?
How did I get started?
Try |
Fail |
Try |
Fail
Startup #1
Startup #1
The good: Solving our own problem
The BAD: We didn’t care that much.
NEITHER did anyone else!
NEITHER did anyone else!
And so it
FAILED
Startup #2
Startup #2
Startup #2
Startup #2
Clients Including:
What have I learned so far?
1
It’s REALLY hard
2
It’s UNBELIEVABLY rewarding
What have I learned so far?
1
It’s REALLY hard
2
It’s UNBELIEVABLY rewarding
And you have to LOVE it
The route to success
My route so far
1 Tip
Startupclass.co
1 Tip
Startupclass.co
Do this course. It’s awesome.
2. Finding a job/career you actually like.
2. Finding a job/career you actually like.
In a company you love!
Good news!
Technical skillsets are in demand!
Good news!
Technical skillsets are in demand!
BUT
With the right skillsets
So what’s hot and what’s not?
So what’s hot and what’s not?
UP é
- Python - Ruby - JavaScript - Go
Down ê
- Java - PHP - Perl
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What do startups / high-growth SMEs look for?
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What do startups / high-growth SMEs look for?
1. People who punch above their weight-class
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What do startups / high-growth SMEs look for?
1. People who punch above their weight-class
2. People who can hit the ground running and provide value on day 1.
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What do startups / high-growth SMEs look for?
1. People who punch above their weight-class
2. People who can hit the ground running and provide value on day 1.
3. Attitude over aptitude.
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What do startups / high-growth SMEs look for?
1. People who punch above their weight-class
2. People who can hit the ground running and provide value on day 1.
3. Attitude over aptitude.
4. Culture FIT.
“Your personal brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room”
Get sorted
1
2
3
4
Linkedin. Up to date, professional, key-‐words, photo, groups
Twi:er. Be relevant, engage, stay current.
About.me Your personal home-‐page.
Personal site & blog. Wordpress.org OR build it yourself. Blogging is the new CV.
GitHub
PorIolio – Code Examples. Evidence of your ability and skill-‐set.
Contribute to Open Source. Confident enough to contribute?
Personal projects. What do you work on in your spare Qme?
Get Involved - Communities
Get Certified – Online Courses
What’s out there? – Job Roles
Developers
What’s out there? – Job Roles
Growth Hackers
What’s out there? – Job Roles
Product Managers
What’s out there? – Job Roles
QA and Testing
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Things to consider when looking for or evaluating a job.
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Things to consider when looking for or evaluating a job.
Focus on the role and responsibilities. (not the job title)
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Things to consider when looking for or evaluating a job.
Focus on the role and responsibilities. (not the job title)
Salary could be lower but opportunity for growth larger.
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Things to consider when looking for or evaluating a job.
Focus on the role and responsibilities. (not the job title)
Salary could be lower but opportunity for growth larger.
What’s the current team like? Culture FIT!
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Things to consider when looking for or evaluating a job.
Focus on the role and responsibilities. (not the job title)
Salary could be lower but opportunity for growth larger.
You might get offered stock/options!
What’s the current team like? Culture FIT!
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BUT more importantly...
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BUT more importantly...
Don’t get blinded by perks. Look for peers.
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BUT more importantly...
Don’t get blinded by perks. Look for peers.
Opportunities for learning & development?
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BUT more importantly...
Don’t get blinded by perks. Look for peers.
Opportunities for learning & development?
Do your research.
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BUT more importantly...
Don’t get blinded by perks. Look for peers.
Opportunities for learning & development?
Do your research.
Optimise for future growth over short term reward.
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Reasons to join a startup or high-growth SME.
1 IMPACT.
2 LEARNING.
3 RESULTS.
4 FLEXIBILITY.
5 MERITOCRACY.
6 LONG TERM REWARD.
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly sa8sfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” - Steve Jobs
