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Landing board positions as a manager / director of engineering – it's possible (platocommunity.substack.com)
2 points by jbcoger 848 days ago
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7th in-depth article from Plato. This time Simi Gupta (sr DoE at Procore) shares with us how she landed board positions early in her career and how it propelled her growth.

3 main takeaways: 1 - Yes, you can do it! Board roles are not reserved to famous public company execs 2 - Start early in your career, building your network is key 3 - Leverage useful networks like Advisory Board, ExecThread, and NACD

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