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Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

What do you people do?

I have joined a place but I just don't know what I will be doing? 

Its just the messenger role? Or has more to it?

Please help me navigate. I m just so lost.

Chairman's office/ CEO Office

Chief of Staff is like the Badi Bahu (eldest daughter-in-law), expected to fix 3 decades of shit work culture

One of my bosses introduced me as "She follows me wherever I go"
Am I the Hutch dog?! (If you don't know Hutch dog, you are way too young)

It can be a rewarding role only if you know how to set firm boundaries; otherwise, people gonna take advantage of you.

[Rant] Chief of Staff is just a fancy title

Consultant

Hello there!

Is anyone on here familiar with the requirements and expectations from people in Founder's Office roles? I'm trying to pivot to a role in Strategy and Partnerships within a FO and would like to pick your brains about what I should expect/ prepare for.

Seeking advice from people in Founder's Office roles

Analyst

I am interested in transitioning into strategy consulting. I have small year workex in auditing. Wanted to know the Pros and cons and the future of these roles.

Ceo’s office / Founder’s office roles - pros & cons

Investor

1. PA - Personal Assistant
Managing your personal commitments, people very high up (read rich) hire them, because their personal social life is as active

2. EA - Executive Assistant 
Managing professional commitments, they ensure your calendar is up to date, your travel and stay bookings, basically admin work for CXOs

3. PM - Personal Managers
The ones that celebrities have, they manage personal and professional commitments 

4. CoS - Chief of Staff
Generally to CEO/Founders (can be to other CXOs too), one person keeping founders on track with mission the company is built for. 
Strictly professional role, but some new age founders try blurring these lines. Major red flag 🚩 

5. Founder's Office
Can be one to multiple members, taking care of different departments - marketing, strategy, operations, etc.
This is usually huge cost to company, and very profitable (or well funded) companies can manage sustaining these.

Putting in here what I have learnt in the industry, please feel free to correct me/ add more details here

PA vs EA vs CoS vs Founder's Office - How are they all different?

One comes from an IIM, One from an IIT,one comes from abroad, one from a local college and one from some or the other family

Recruiter

what's founders office or chief of staff role? what to these guys do. I generally see that they are from mbb club.

someone please explain...

Software Engineer

The role seems to be rewarding monetarily compared to other starting roles. Was this an existing role with a new name to attract more?
Anybody from the Founder’s Office to say what your daily work looks like?

What’s Founder’s Office about?

Product analyst

To all people who have switched from conventional corporate careers like consulting, banking etc. to a founder's office role

How has your experience been?
What worked/ didn't work?
What do you think is a long term play here?
What should one consider before switching?

Do mention the stage and industry. TIA!

Your founder's office role experience

Business Analyst

How is the growth in the Entrepreneur in residence role? Is anyone EIR here? Please share insights on the career prospects

Entrepreneurship in residence role

Product Manager

Hey folks, recently have found myself on career crossroads. Not sure what kind of career paths generalists have after certain YoE. Are there some generalists on the platform with more than 6-7 YoE who can throw light on what kind of roles are available to generalists after a certain level? Ideally, would want to look at big tech cos.

Current profile: 5yrs post mba work ex in consulting + startups.

Generalists career path

Project Manager

What does someone who is Chief of staff actually do ? Why do early stage startups look at hiring for these roles ?

What is the Chief of staff role

A lot of startups that are losing money tend to have a lot of strategy roles run by ISB/IIM folks. What do they really do? Can they really do any sales or is it just a strategy?

What do people do in Strategy Roles in Startups?

Guys, I would like to explore the Founder’s Office community over here, and hence the post. So, if you are someone who is currently working with a startup at the Founder’s Office, or if you have previously worked in a same kind of role do comment and let’s try to get to know the different BAUs a FO folk does.

Connect: Founder’s Office folks!

Founder’s Office

Hey folks! A lot of people have been asking me on LinkedIn about how to get into strategy / founders' office roles. I'm in that role but I had never 'tried-tried' for it so I'm also not aware of the landscape really.

Would love to hear from other folks here who are in this role to get a better idea of what you do at your orgs! What does your day to day work look like? What was your prior experience? How did you get into this role? etc.

Chief of Staff / Founders' Office / Strategy

Hello everyone,

Saw quite some people doing AMAs on this platform from VCs to Engineers, but nobody from Founder's Office roles.

Knowing that this role is somewhat new in the job market, not many people still know a lot about it. Shoot your questions, would answer them to the best of my capacity.

Background: Worked in the FO role for 2 FMCG brands, before joining a Fintech where I am working right now. Graduated from BIT, Mesra in 2021, but started working alongside my graduation coz of COVID.

AMA - Working in Founder's Office from past 3 years.

I work at a startup and have been here for more than 7 years. I joined right after graduating from a tier 1 engineering college (one of the old IITs). I was the first team member after the founders and now hold the position of non tech CXO in the company. The startup has grown significantly, not in traditional funding terms but in actual business. I have dedicated countless days and nights to growing this company, hardly taking a single day off in the initial 4 years, and often working more than 10 hours daily. My salary has increased proportionately to what I should be paid (>65 LPA), and I also have decent ESOPs in the company, which could be worth anywhere between 2 to 4 crores depending on the valuation at which we raise funds. However, I don’t count ESOPs as real money. In the next 10 years, it's going to be a very big thing, and I am glad to be part of it. Many of my friends, who have done MBA from IIMs and worked at BCG or Bain, are craving for the position I am in.

But I feel FOMO about not trying anything else in life. It's like achieving decent success on the first try. I use the word "decent" and not "crazy" because it's not crazy success.

What do I want ideally?
I'd like to take a 6-month break and then figure out my next steps. Maybe start something new or join another company at a leadership level. But I am too afraid of not getting the same opportunities and ending up struggling.

Thus the question:
Is there any agency that works specifically to help you get a job at a CXO position? How does it work? Can a non-MBA with 8 years of work experience get a CXO position at a decently big company (>300-500 crores in revenue)?

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