EP 274 A Tech Mentorship and Recruiting Platform for the Under-Networked
Mar 31, 2023•59 min•Ep. 274
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Having a Mentor is an essential part of career growth, especially for the under-networked tech worker.
Our guest, Kirk Fernandes, is the Co-Founder of Merit, a tech mentorship and recruiting platform for the under-networked.
Merits mission is to democratize the professional network by giving every knowledge worker in the world a world class network.
With 6,000 members, the majority of which are women and people of color, Merit is is self funded by its community and team.
Kirk has a decade of product leadership at Microsoft, Hightower, and VTS. He has mentored and managed 100s of product managers, designers and engineers throughout his career, and he’s deeply passionate about building products, brands and teams.
To learn more about Merit, please visit: https://www.get-merit.com/
Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your startup will do better - cheers from Boston!
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Our guest, Kirk Fernandes, is the Co-Founder of Merit, a tech mentorship and recruiting platform for the under-networked.
Merits mission is to democratize the professional network by giving every knowledge worker in the world a world class network.
With 6,000 members, the majority of which are women and people of color, Merit is is self funded by its community and team.
Kirk has a decade of product leadership at Microsoft, Hightower, and VTS. He has mentored and managed 100s of product managers, designers and engineers throughout his career, and he’s deeply passionate about building products, brands and teams.
To learn more about Merit, please visit: https://www.get-merit.com/
Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your startup will do better - cheers from Boston!
Ande ♥
https://andelyons.com#bestyoutubechannelforstartups #startupstories #hrtech #mentorshipmatters
JOIN STARTUP LIFE LIVE MEETUP GROUP
Get an alert whenever I post a new show!
https://bit.ly/StartupLifeLIVE
WBENC APPLICATION SUPPORT
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/GetWBENC
Send me an email: [email protected]
CONNECT WITH ME ONLINE:
https://twitter.com/AndeLyons
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andelyons/
https://www.instagram.com/ande_lyons/
TikTok: @andelyons
ANDELICIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Join Innovation Women here: https://bit.ly/AndeInnoWomen
Arlan’s Academy: https://arlansacademy.com/
Scroobious - use Ande15 discount code: https://www.scroobious.com/
How to Raise a Seed Round: https://bit.ly/AAElizabethYin
Tune in to Mia Voss' Shit We Don't Talk About podcast here: https://shitwedonttalkaboutpodcast.com/
SPONSORSHIP
If you resonate with the show’s mission of amplifying diverse founder voices while serving first-time founders around the world, please reach out to me to learn more about making an impact through sponsoring the Startup Life LIVE Show! [email protected].
#hrtech #undernetworked #mentorshipmatters #techmentorship
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