π Earlywork Monthly Update (September 2023)
Our first fellow success hire, winning Best New Idea, and a Top 100 Innovators mention!
Howdy Earlyworkers! π€
The Earlybird flock is growing!! Weβre now six people, with another two on the way soon π
Hereβs the vibe:
π The Buzz
Whatβs been happening with the team?
We welcomed our first-ever fellow success hire, Sejal Madan! She's joined the team to lead Fellow Success in driving meaningful employment outcomes for our fellows and we couldn't be more excited!! If you havenβt already, send her a message on LinkedIn and say hey! π
π We won Best New Idea at Startup Dailyβs Tech Awards! Shoutout to all the legends in the community who helped give us early feedback, referred us to students and companies, and mentored our graduates <3
Dan, Jono & Marina were named to The Australianβs Top 100 Innovators for the second year running
Ryan was featured on the Brightness Unleashed podcast! He shared his experience in building a dream career and how to focus effectively on tasks.
Dan jumped in for an episode on Funny Business podcast
We hosted a Sydney Academy social with students across 5 different cohorts! Itβs epic to chat IRL with current Academy students and past graduates sharing their experiences. Special shoutout to graduate Dion Bonanno who surprised everyone by bringing doughnuts to the event. π π©
Fellow Success βοΈ
September saw 7 Earlywork Academy fellows land their first tech sales jobs!
A big congrats to the following fellows π
Johannes Cheung - SDR at Quickclaim | Former Bartender
Andrew Cortes - SDR at 3P Learning | Former Teacher
Derek Deng - SDR at DocuSign | Former Research Analyst
Gabriel Young - SDR at Afterpay | Former Restaurant Owner
Jose Ruiz- SDR at Shippit | Former UX Designer
Daniel Younes - SDR at Eftsure | Former Founder
Patrick Fitzgerald - SDR at LeadStory | Former Development Manager
The Customer 5 π§
The Earlywork teamβs 5 favourite reads & resources from this month to level up your go-to-market thinking
How to sell in a more human way (30 Minutes to Presidentβs Club)
Why product managers should cold call customers (Jascha Zittel)
Let us know if youβve come across any other golden stuff on sales & customer success lately!
If you made it to this part of the update, youβre an absolute legend for sticking with it and not switching to Instagram Reels after 30 seconds. Thank you for your attention.
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