Episode 13: Junior Developer

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Episode 13: Junior Developer

FromTales from the SaaS Graveyard

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70 minutes

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Feb 16, 2021

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David talks about going from a Fortune 500 company to a Boston-based startup. We discuss the challenges of being the most junior person on the team, management's expectations for "passion" projects, and the joys of ping pong.

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Hosts: Jake & Stephen
Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Released:

Feb 16, 2021

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (12)

Welcome to Tales from the SaaS graveyard. We talk to employees at tech companies that are in the middle of the bell curve. Not going out of a business, but definitely not hitting the big time.

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Episode 4: Software Engineer: Mike talks about getting his first job as a software engineer at a company that sells software to local governments. This episode is filled with stories about "not" hot sauce hazing, psychopathic CEOs, and a troublesome wall. ----more---- Articles Refer... by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
51 min listen
Episode 3: Sales Rep: Shane talks about his rapid rise in the sales department of an event space tech company. Everything was great until one day it wasn't. Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
46 min listen
Episode 1: Product Manager: Jess discusses her transition from academia to Product Management, what it was like to be the second female at her company, and why the CEO wasn’t around that first month. ----more---- Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
38 min listen
Episode 2: Web Designer: Colin discusses his transition from being a freelance designer to working at a video game start up in 2008. We discuss how the iPhone changed the direction of the company, the change in leadership, and why he no longer works there. Kickstarter Link Cred... by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
54 min listen
Episode 5: Marketer: Chris talks about his short tenure as a marketer at a social media company. This episode is filled with stories about what public relations is, how having millions of users means nothing, and how to handle being laid off. Credits:Hosts: Jake & StephenInt... by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
48 min listen
Episode 9: Generalist: Nate talks about exploring different roles at "Goose.io", a people search company. Could "Goose.io" buck the industry’s worst practices or did they get cooked? Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
53 min listen
Episode 12: First Employee: Chris talks about his transition from working at Microsoft to being the first employee at RecruitForce. We discuss Chris’s journey that year and how your expectations for a role can be drastically different than reality. Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen... by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
47 min listen
Episode 13: Junior Developer: David talks about going from a Fortune 500 company to a Boston-based startup. We discuss the challenges of being the most junior person on the team, management's expectations for "passion" projects, and the joys of ping pong. Credits: Hosts: Jake & St... by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
70 min listen
Introducing Tales from the SaaS Graveyard: Welcome to Tales from the SaaS graveyard. We talk to employees at tech companies that are in the middle of the bell curve. Not going out of a business, but definitely not hitting the big time. Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
1 min listen
Episode 15: Business Development Representative: Mr. G talks to us about being a Business Development Representative (BDR) at YrDoc which creates software for law firms. If there is one thing we learned from this episode is that sales is hard. Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Ses... by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
74 min listen
Episode 16: First Employee: Paul talks about his move from a large accounting firm to a crypto startup. We’ll learn if his gamble pays off or if father knows best. Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
46 min listen
Episode 17: BDR Manager: Todd talks about his move into management at RibbitRebate. We’ll learn if he can make an easy transition to management or if it will cost him his humanity. Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
70 min listen

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Episode 17: BDR Manager: Todd talks about his move into management at RibbitRebate. We’ll learn if he can make an easy transition to management or if it will cost him his humanity. Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
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Introducing Tales from the SaaS Graveyard: Welcome to Tales from the SaaS graveyard. We talk to employees at tech companies that are in the middle of the bell curve. Not going out of a business, but definitely not hitting the big time. Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
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Episode 15: Business Development Representative: Mr. G talks to us about being a Business Development Representative (BDR) at YrDoc which creates software for law firms. If there is one thing we learned from this episode is that sales is hard. Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Ses... by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
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Episode 12: First Employee: Chris talks about his transition from working at Microsoft to being the first employee at RecruitForce. We discuss Chris’s journey that year and how your expectations for a role can be drastically different than reality. Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen... by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
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Episode 9: Generalist: Nate talks about exploring different roles at "Goose.io", a people search company. Could "Goose.io" buck the industry’s worst practices or did they get cooked? Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
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Episode 5: Marketer: Chris talks about his short tenure as a marketer at a social media company. This episode is filled with stories about what public relations is, how having millions of users means nothing, and how to handle being laid off. Credits:Hosts: Jake & StephenInt... by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
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Episode 4: Software Engineer: Mike talks about getting his first job as a software engineer at a company that sells software to local governments. This episode is filled with stories about "not" hot sauce hazing, psychopathic CEOs, and a troublesome wall. ----more---- Articles Refer... by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
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Episode 3: Sales Rep: Shane talks about his rapid rise in the sales department of an event space tech company. Everything was great until one day it wasn't. Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
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Episode 2: Web Designer: Colin discusses his transition from being a freelance designer to working at a video game start up in 2008. We discuss how the iPhone changed the direction of the company, the change in leadership, and why he no longer works there. Kickstarter Link Cred... by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
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Episode 1: Product Manager: Jess discusses her transition from academia to Product Management, what it was like to be the second female at her company, and why the CEO wasn’t around that first month. ----more---- Credits: Hosts: Jake & Stephen Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions by Tales from the SaaS Graveyard
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