#46: Niv Dror - How Leaving Finance Led Niv to Become Head of Social at Product Hunt
Breaking Into Startups29 Huhti 2017

#46: Niv Dror - How Leaving Finance Led Niv to Become Head of Social at Product Hunt

Niv Dror currently runs social at Product Hunt and does their daily newsletter featuring the latest and coolest products. Prior to tech, Niv shifted from soccer to academics, majored in Finance, and worked for some of top hedge funds and VC firms. It wasn’t until witnessing the power of Twitter and getting inspired by the investor Chris Sacca, did Niv decide to get off the finance path and break into tech. In this episode, Niv talks about how he leveraged blog posts to meet the Who's Who of Silicon Valley, how to craft powerful cold emails, and a brief walk-through of his journey into tech, guided by his north star of offering value without expecting anything in return.

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#13: Elaina Koros - Content Strategist who hustled her way into Facebook

#13: Elaina Koros - Content Strategist who hustled her way into Facebook

With a huge appreciation for writing and journalism, Elaina Koros majored in Government and English Studies while attending Georgetown University. Today, Elaina works as a Content Strategist at Facebo...

3 Tammi 201737min

#11: Richard Purcell - Sales Director who worked his way up from an entry level role

#11: Richard Purcell - Sales Director who worked his way up from an entry level role

An East Coast native, Richard Purcell travelled cross country and courageously took the risk of taking an entry level job even though he was overqualified because it meant a chance to break into tech....

1 Tammi 201743min

#10: Melanie Araujo - Designer and Founder of Front & Center that helps people break into tech

#10: Melanie Araujo - Designer and Founder of Front & Center that helps people break into tech

A Boston-native and freelance designer, Melanie Araujo is the Founder of Front & Center, a company that helps underprivileged people break into tech through design. Prior to design, Melanie has a prof...

28 Joulu 20161h 4min

#9: Ben Creasy - Alaskan Government Official turned Software Engineer

#9: Ben Creasy - Alaskan Government Official turned Software Engineer

An Alaskan-native, Ben Creasy wanted to pursue engineering since a young age but due to health issues, he ended up getting a degree in Economics and Philosophy in Oregon. At 24, Ben held elected offic...

27 Joulu 201637min

#8: Neil Shah - Quit his Finance job to help Homeless folks get Jobs

#8: Neil Shah - Quit his Finance job to help Homeless folks get Jobs

A South Californian native, Neil Shah would never have thought that a walking tour of Tenderloin with Del Seymour could practically change his life forever as well as the many lives of homeless people...

21 Joulu 201656min

#7: Max Rencoret - Deep dive into Growth Marketing and building a product

#7: Max Rencoret - Deep dive into Growth Marketing and building a product

Max Rencoret grew up in Chile where he first got exposed to its education system, startup culture, economic climate, government and other things that led him to a career in Growth Marketing, where he ...

15 Joulu 201657min

#6: Nico Roberts - Consultant who became Head of Customer Success

#6: Nico Roberts - Consultant who became Head of Customer Success

Nico Roberts is the Head of Customer Success at OnboardIQ. Customer success is a highly important in any startup. It not only ensures client satisfaction and handling customer complaints, but it also ...

14 Joulu 201646min

#5: Meghan Schofield - How she became a UX designer coming from a traditional background in art

#5: Meghan Schofield - How she became a UX designer coming from a traditional background in art

Meghan Schofield is an Ohio-native who has an impressive knack for creative problem solving. Prior to her current role as a UX/Product Designer at infrastructure startup, CoreOS, Meghan worked in the...

11 Joulu 201650min