Laura Thompson

Founder, Execs on Deck @beondeck | Previously: product @GoogleX, investor @gvteam, @google, @brownuniversity | Trustee @GlideSF

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@antnar Congrats @antnar ! Guaranteed to be an awesome community.

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

So excited to welcome a new group of leaders shaping the startup ecosystem into the community! 🚀🚀🚀

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The next cohort of Execs on Deck kicks off May 2nd!

Elevate your startup leadership career with an exec coach & world-class peers from hyper-growth startups + companies inc. Google, Meta & Uber.

Only 40 spots left. Apply today (scholarships available)

https://t.co/swa7fA41eA

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@dburka Early stage startups can change dramatically in 18 months. I don’t hold it against people who jumped from early stage companies if there’s a clear reason (strategy shift, lack of values alignment, etc…).

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@MikeMacCombie In our friend group, we’ve gotten into the habit of asking “aggressively intrusive questions” over dinner. Stuff like “what’s something your parents did you don’t want to repeat?”. It’s *so* much more interesting than the usual dinner chat and a great way to build deep bonds.

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@TonioDeSo Nope! A handful of our friends in Puerto Rico are 40+ and learning to surf. Come to Puerto Rico! Lots of good beginner breaks with lessons, board rentals…and turtles ;)

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@jolisa_ 😍😍😍

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@ashkanstweets @shriyanevatia It was a great talk! Doug had a few zingers.

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If you’re looking to land your next startup leadership role or accelerate your path at your current one, apply to be considered for the community below 👇

Only 50 spots are available. Kickoff is Feb 7.

https://t.co/npF8aQUAMz

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Execs on Deck is a curated community for leaders with 12+ years of experience looking to accelerate their careers in startups. Go farther faster with 1:1 exec coaching, workshops, and a world-class peer community.

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Applications for the next cohort of Execs on Deck are now open! Take the next step forward in your startup leadership career with the support of an executive coach & world-class peers.

Join top leaders from hyper-growth startups & companies like Google, Tesla, Uber, and Amazon.

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@deenashakir @HLTHEVENT Give them an extra high five for me!!

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

Matt Mochary has been CEO coach to @naval, the founders of OpenAI, Notion, Rippling, Robinhood, Coinbase, Reddit, Plaid, Flexport, Opendoor, partners at Sequoia, YC, Benchmark, and many others.

He also open-sourced his entire curriculum, templates and all. Here's a link 👇

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@goblin_tech_ @shriyanevatia @TheCouncilCap @AmberIllig

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@schlaf We talk about this a lot in Execs on Deck! I agree with @CG_SF_NY - seek 1:1 intros wherever possible and follow the threads. In my experience, recruiters often aren't as helpful as execs think they will be, especially if you're trying to make a pivot (new industry, etc..).

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We are committed to supporting those experiencing tech layoffs.

There are 3K+ jobs with OD partner companies.

If you’re considering starting a company, we've opened up office hours w/ our team, including @btaleisnik @rajavick @LauraNThompson 👇

https://t.co/6Pv78cpWoF

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@AmberIllig @MikeMacCombie @DSox @galeforceVC @MacConwell @jaimalik @rrhoover @rsg @jefielding @Samirkaji @dunkhippo33 @paigefinnn @MikeMacCombie & @AmberIllig you 2 should def connect!

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Execs on Deck 2 kicked off today with an incredible group including:

- serial founders w/ multiple exits
- technical leaders
- former pro surfer
- war zone diplomat
- 20-year military veteran

EoD fellows offer hard-won strategic + tactical advice to support our founders.

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@shriyanevatia In.

[Amber Illig @AmberIllig]

Since 2019, our all-female and operator-heavy angel community at @TheCouncilCap has quietly been joining cap tables. Today, we are in Forbes announcing our venture arm, The Council Fund 🔥

*raising under 506c*

[Laura Thompson @LauraNThompson]

@halfrealjini @beondeck @cartainc Hey! The focus will be helping exec-level employees understand their equity, but we'll touch on this a bit as there's of course some overlap :)