Fractional CXOs - New trend for Senior Management

How is job market for Digital Marketing and growth for B2C. Most of the interest first or mobile first companies are not hiring or hiring at very less exp. and pay. Can see opening for B2B or product marketing but nothing much from Growth or Performance marketing. Read there are many who have been laid off some more than 6-8 months but still struggling to find the right opportunity. Also many senior level guys, on LinkedIn have got into consulting or Fractional CMO roles as they package might be high and no one is in need of such experienced senior ppl team. How or when this will change ? During 2018 or even 2020 many said Digital or growth marketing will be the future, demand will increase as all business, users go online.. but now seems to be other way round..

Looking for a CXO role. Are there any specific groups or networking opps for CXO/COO level roles in Bangalore?

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

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)?

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

have been seeing a lot of startup’s having multiple CXOs leaving within a short duration of them becoming profitable. Is this another cost saving measure?

Is it a good idea for an experienced product manager to find an opportunity at Startup incubator or accelerator where the contribution can be made in building other startups?

What are the reviews on founders office roles, is it really impact creation or just program management? What is the salary range for series a startup founders office role

What should I do to reach 100 cr in 10-15 years? I'm an ambitious person who can work his ass off. But I lack direction, I don't know what I should do to get there. Any answer can give me a better perspective. But please refrain from questioning the ambition. I'm in tech and I make 22 lacs/year (4 years of exp) My current portfolio split up: 6 lacs - Nifty 50 MF 5 lacs - FD 10-20 lacs - real estate