Gillian O'BrieninEntrepreneurship HandbookSo, You Raised a Series A — Now What? I Interviewed 8+ Founders to Find OutThere’s no shortage of content out there targeted at founders who are in the process of fundraising for their startup. The advice is all…·18 min read·Jul 13, 2023--6--6
Gillian O'BrieninChief of Staff NetworkWho, What, When, Where: How to hire a Chief of StaffOne of the most common requests I get is to help people with CoS hiring. Here’s how to get it right.·6 min read·Mar 1, 2022----
Gillian O'BrieninChief of Staff NetworkMy first year as Chief of Staff at Dover: 7–40 employees, 3–23M in funding, 60–150+ customersWhat a CoS does at a seed/Series A startup, and how my role evolved over time.·9 min read·Aug 10, 2021--1--1
Gillian O'BrieninChief of Staff NetworkI interviewed Chiefs of Staff from Google, Lyft, Twilio, Uber, Chime & more. Here’s what I learned.I shut down my company in response to COVID & have been documenting my work experiences since — including my journey to determine my…·13 min read·Dec 8, 2020----
Gillian O'BrienindoverhqHow I found an amazing job (during the pandemic)Sharing a framework I came up with (The 5 Ps and 6 Bs) for evaluating jobs.·13 min read·Sep 1, 2020--4--4
Gillian O'BrienFiguring out what’s next after shutting down your companyThe 4 stages of conversations I had, using my network to ultimately understand what I wanted to do next with my career.·10 min read·Jul 20, 2020----
Gillian O'BrienCherry is Shutting Down + Our StoryAfter 17 months of helping workplaces become more personalized, we’ve made the difficult decision to shut Cherry down. While Cherry helped…2 min read·May 4, 2020--3--3
Gillian O'BrieninFemale Founders Lead the Way: Startups, Pitching, Marketing, Building, Investing🦠 Fundraising During COVIDIn October 2018 my Co-Founder Emily & I came up with the idea for Cherry. We moved to San Francisco to go through Y Combinator in early…6 min read·May 4, 2020--2--2
Gillian O'Brien💰 How Not To FundraiseIn October 2018 my Co-Founder Emily & I came up with the idea for Cherry. We moved to San Francisco to go through Y Combinator in early…4 min read·May 4, 2020--1--1
Gillian O'Brien💡 How It StartedIn October 2018 my Co-Founder Emily & I came up with the idea for Cherry. We moved to San Francisco to go through Y Combinator in early…5 min read·May 4, 2020--1--1