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Hi all, long-time lurker here.

My co-host Bea and I both made the jump from VC into CoS roles a couple of years ago and quickly realised there's almost nothing out there that talks about this job the way it actually feels day-to-day. So we started Top of the Ops, which as far as we can tell is the first podcast made by CoS specifically for other operators in the seat.

Episodes are honest conversations about the messy parts: scope creep, what the role actually looks like at different stages, how to manage up and across at the same time, and the stuff nobody tells you when you take the job.

Our latest episode is with the CoS at ElevenLabs talking about how operations work inside a hypergrowth AI company. Next week we're dropping a full episode on AI for Chiefs of Staff, worth a listen!

Would love to hear from anyone else in this sub on what topics you'd want us to cover.

u/Better_Reference6943 — 8 days ago

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How much info should a share with recruiter re family emergency?

A recruiter reached out to me directly to interview for a role that my experience is an excellent match for. I met with her and then I met with the CEO. My 30 minute meeting with the CEO went for 45 minutes and it was a good conversation.

Unfortunately, I have been dealing with a family emergency over the last week and a half and was unable to follow up after the CEO meeting (last Friday). It also took me longer than I had hoped to update my résumé, due to my non linear background

For context, I am up for a chief of stuff role and have a background that’s all over the place:

- started my career 11 years ago at the fastest growing saas startup at the time in bizops, joined at 50 left at 1000 HC

- left the company to pursue engineering, worked in full stock for a year and a half

- joined another startup as first hire, cofounder, and head of ops, promoted to coo. Was there for almost 4 years and managed every function except engineering at one point or another. Raised a $5 million seed in that time

- went to another seed stage start up for a year and three months as head of ops

He mentioned that they want to hire someone for this role right away. I am generally weary of sharing information about my personal life, as I feel, it can create doubt and uncertainty. However, given what I’ve been dealing with, and their hiring timeline, I feel it might be good idea to let them know. I’m worried that it will come off as an excuse.

I’d love any advice on how to proceed. I am a firm believer that roles like the one I’m up for require a lot of chemistry and mutual trust. My intention is to respect and honor that.

Thanks in advance

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u/Shontayyoustay — 7 days ago

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Hi COS friends,
I posted earlier on in the year when I was thinking of transitioning into COS, everyone was so helpful. I decided in the end to not pursue it, and am now focused on helping CoS get hired, and recruitment. If you’re a cos, aspiring or fractional I have a mail serve where I share roles weekly (welcome to join just ping me) !

But I would love to also partner with you when your founders ask you to source help for hiring!

I have an incredible talent pool now of ops, cos, marketing and just want to place them!

Ping me on this too if you want to hold my info handy for the right time.

🫶

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u/FISDM — 13 days ago