what's founders office or chief of staff role? what to these guys do. I generally see that they are from mbb club.
Look at it as a glorified executive assistant to the CEO who has a view on multiple business verticals and takes stock of key projects (product launch/supply chain optimisation/PnL/partnerships/pricing etc) under the purview of leadership.
They report into the CEO directly but is a high cross-functional role with day to day collaborations with key stakeholders.
You roughly spend close to 2 years in this role and slowly transition into leading one of the business units.
They prefer MBB or Tier 1 consulting folks as they have a view on multiple industries/vertical at a macro level. Also, good exposure with the CEO.
In my view, it's a solid role from understanding business at the most granular level to high visibility + networking role.
I have seen folks right out of MBA also joining Founder's office role. Best to check on LinkedIn with the filters you mentioned. Not that I remember particularly.
Hey folks! A lot of people have been asking me on LinkedIn about how to get into strategy / founders' office roles. I'm in that role but I had never 'tried-tried' for it so I'm also not aware of the landscape really.
Would love to hear ...
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What does someone who is Chief of staff actually do ? Why do early stage startups look at hiring for these roles ?
