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I started 2 companies in the past 10 years both grew to 10+ employees and $1M-$2M in revenue before crashing. Since my last company closed, I've been looking for work at current tech startups but can't seem to get my foot in the door. Seems like I'm competing with younger candidates with less experience but stops at name brand startups. Any suggestions?

+1 to what Jordan said.

Oddly enough, people love to hear about other people's failures. And from what I understand, failed startups are a rite of passage for an entrepreneur. You're a salty dog, and that's a really, really good thing.

If you haven't already, consider blogging about the specific mistakes that you, your co-founders, and other members of your team made, and what lessons you learned from those mistakes.

Get really specific with dates, numbers, and other details, but change the names out of respect to your former co-workers.

Also blog about what you're looking for in your next startup.

And your heroes and great books, conferences, seminars, mentors, and films that saved you from making more mistakes.

Remember this: If K. Anders Ericsson is right and mastery takes 10,000 hours, then you might already be a master entrepreneur. Walk in that truth.

Shoot, I'd hire you for your humility alone. It takes guts to not sugarcoat your failures in a public form. Kudos.


Answered 10 years ago

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