First time founders often neglect the importance of compliance, legal and finance

So how do I convince the founders that finance is as important to them as others things ?

It's a difficult task, but not impossible 
  
 If you're really dedicated, you could prepare a proper pitch about it and then present it to the founders and try and convince them

Lawyer

Software Engineer

Accounting is outsourced. Finance is ignored. Next?

Engineering Manager

Free things are not valued. As long as there is free money available to founders they won't care about finance dept. The moment VCs push for profitability finance dept comes into picture.

Equity Research

Dude somebody just posted to say they're looking for a financial analyst for their startup

It’s outsourced. Not a key competency that’s needed till PMF

Product Manager

All I see is wanted for technical roles . There’s no wanted for finance or accounts role.

Why is there no want for finance/ Accounts role in startup’s?

Why is there no want for finance/ Accounts role in startup’s?- Grapevine

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How much importance is given to Finance head in strategy decision making/strategy planning in your companies?

Finance folks at startup

Director Finance

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hi everyone
I am looking to switch to a startup for a more impact & dynamic role in business/strategic finance

about me 
mba finance & strategy from Imt Ghaziabad 2022 april
started working for a MNC from may 2022 , have been recognised 6 times for my impact, stakeholder management and ability to bring change.

I am looking to solve more problems which startups would face . 

looking forward to connecting,

business/strategic finance role at startups

Finance Operations

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Hey Guys, Typically how much are CAs working in Startup’s (Seed / Series A) as Finance Manager or Finance Controllers, paid ? (Cash + ESOP)?

Any information or insights would be helpful since there seems to be very less publicly available data on this.

PS: Years of experience can be between 2-5 years

Thanks 😊

Finance salaries in Startup

Software Developer

So I was running a startup but it got failed in June. Since then, I have been looking for a job in a startup or VC. But, there are very less openings in Business Analyst, Finance, and Investment Analyst roles.

Does anyone know startups or VCs hiring for the above roles?

Startup got failed, not getting any job

Are there any startups / e-commerce companies hiring for 0 to 1 type of roles ?

I work in Swiggy for one of their 0 to 1 investments. Have a pretty wholesome P&L role. But the situation is precarious cause of the recent layoffs.

Was wondering if any there are any good early stage / 0 to 1 type roles in the market !

0 to 1 business roles

Category Lead

Hi folks 

Does anyone know any start-ups hiring for founder office roles

Any startups hiring for founders office roles

Can't find any opportunities for finance-based or other non-tech roles that are fully remote. Any help would be appreciated. MBA (Tier 1), CFA if that helps. YoE 2

Who's hiring for a fully remote finance role?

Analyst

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Grapevine community,

Need you help and input on what is a reasonable salary range to start as VP/SVP role at fast moving and well funded startups.

Please help with the equity split as well if you have input on that. 

Yoe 16
Tier 1 college IIT

Salary range for VP/ SVP role at fast moving and well funded startups

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My background: 2024 grad, intern at an startup in Bengaluru, internship extended for 3 months recession is the reason told, no chance of fte.

Now, getting an offer from a startup. Team of 15-16 people. Pre seed stage startup. Will be building product from scratch. Lots of learning. 
Offering decent hike and since i m part of first team...getting small equity too.

Should I join this offer?

I m confused. But also thinking...it is risky but a lot to learn and growth potential is v high.

Tell what do u guys think??

Need help guys

Data engineer

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Hey folks. 
I am a PM with 1 YOE. 

I make a lot of unforced errors and have been in bad situations because of poor communication too. Although, I try my best to communicate everything and anything. The founder just hear me speak and not to hear specifically. 

I am gradually feeling, that maybe I am not good enough to survive in this role. 

On the other hand, I am pretty much interested in finance. Am above average in hard skills named as Financial Modelling, Financial Statement Analysis, Deal Structuring and Valuation Techniques. I read pre IPO papers to understand more about industries and sectors. Do financial modelling for the same companies to check if I am on the right track or not. 

How can I switch to a finance role maybe?  Or what other fields should I explore to get out of this. I have graduation in BTech. 

P. S. - Need some serious help. Thanks in advance.

[THREAD] Thinking to Switch from PM role

So i have been searching for a job ,2023 grad ,curr working as cloud operations engineer. 
10 months into it , i knw people will ask why jump so soon ? So it’s definitely not about money , from the college I wanted learn and develop things but here i am not able to do because it’s a operation role .
 Looking a change and grow my skills in development field  , grow my self and my skills and be a bit happy that yes i am learning and doing something that contributes. 
 Skills : C++, java , linux  , a bit of backend development,  ML & Data analyst 
Current salary : 8 lpa base 
I am looking for Some sde type role , compensation can be between 9-15 lpa

So GV community please drop such companies name where i can expland and grow my skills.

What is the best startup to work with right now ?

Hey All

I graduated in 2021 out of DU and parallely converted my internship with a preseries A fintech startup for a full-time role, pay was less that what I would've got in campus placements, but I prioritised steep learning curve or a 15k per month salary difference.

After spending 15 months reporting directly to the ceo in a 150 member team, I resigned. Initially the pace was enjoyable, later on it became toxic.

Moved to Bangalore and joined another start-up, didn't take a huge hike since I just wanted to start somewhere. After working here for 7 months, now I have much for focussed idea on what my strengths are and I'm working with experienced folks (avg 8+ years). I'm a 22 year old working in the founding team of pretty good product startup (funded by Kunal and bunch of other angels).

Currently I'm at 6LPA, and would reach a 12LPA in thr next 3-4 months subject to fundraise, what I would like an opinion on is if after completing an year and we don't raise a round, do I stay? Or do I go back home and prepare for Gmat or CAT, then do aan expensive MBA by taking a loan? Or do I find another startup asking for a 12LPA? or do I try for a established company role in program management or partnerships or something?

I don't have any family money or business to fall back on, but fortunately I didn't take a loan for my education yet, and my parents would be okay to give me another 2 more years to figure things out.

Would appreciate help from anyone who've been in a similar journey or just any piece of advice.

Thanks!

Started off career in startups

Program Manager

Hey everyone, I was currently interning in Growth at a fintech YC startup. I want to switch roles to founder’s office intern or PM intern. Any leads would be great. 

About me: 
I am in my 8th Sem of B.Tech from a tier 2 college. I have built a startup from college, incorporated the entity, got in incubated by Microsoft and took it to shark tank Indian season 2 finals. But we couldn’t raise funds. 

Thanks, any help would be really appreciated.

Looking for founder’s office roles

Growth And Strategy

A friend and I have identified a niche requirement for finance functions of listed Indian entities. We would need to build a tech platform which allows our clients to create some kind of a public web page, the contents of which would be managed and controlled by our back end. A SaaS / CRM solution.

Since we come from core finance backgrounds with primitive tech knowledge, please can you guide on:

- Would it be feasible to outsource the development of this software to an outside agency 
- What kind of employees would be need to hire once the platform is ready - they would need to troubleshoot, build on new features etc.
- What would the cost of development be? We are looking to self fund this venture and achieve some scale before seeking funding if required. 
- Any resources to read up to get better idea of tech? I have zero idea of languages, codes, platforms etc. 

Thank you :)

Tech guidance for non tech founders

Finance Consultant

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?

Consultant

Hey Viners, do you think Startups should provide the details of their financial health to new employees so as for employees to know where they stand ???

Many startups, no financial transparency, founders who say we have enough runway, all bs and in the end laying off people, reducing benefits. Doing secondaries for founders and making big money and running away

Startup Career Rant !!

I'm a chem engineer with MBA in Finance (Tier 2 cllg). While pursuing my MBA I had two priorities clear - 1. Dont want a sales role & 2. Don't want to join a tech company (not exactly good with tech stack). As luck would have it, I joined IBM few months ago in a sales role 🥲
Since then I have been thinking a lot about my future. I need some external advice as I am already biased against the sales role -
1. In a situation like mine, should one immediately switch profile if possible or get some experience in sales before trying to switch?
2. Is it even possible to make the switch if I spend a couple of years here?
3. How difficult it is to make the switch to finance roles (financial analyst or similar) without a CFA and solely on MBA finance? I'm prepping for CFA but will appear next year post April. 

TIA

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