Ask HN: Tips for making the entrepreneur-to-job jump
I’m 29. For over 10 years, I’ve managed to “eat what I kill” as an entrepreneur and occasional contractor. Now I want to jump into Product Management or be Head of Product at a startup. But perhaps hiring managers won’t know what to make of my resume, and so I risk being undervalued. How do entrepreneurs get properly valued by the job market? I’ve had a startup sell huge contracts to Fortune 500s, I’ve employed teams ranging from three to fifteen people. As I software freelancer, I pulled in $130k / year. I started a charity that helped hundreds of families. But I’ve also lost most of my savings on many failed startups, and took a year off to meditate and travel. So! Have any of you made a similar jump? Have any hiring managers encountered this situation? Any advice? I have the technical chops to get a dev job, but I love people and product. It would seem hiring product managers is more subjective. I’m used to six-figure income, but hilariously this will be the first real job I’ve
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