Sitemap - 2025 - next play
Friends of Next Play highlights
How a small team now has 100s of customers and millions in revenue
Stealth Founders Fund startup, Special Stripe role, founding account executives
30 companies hiring that recently raised $50 million
The guide to becoming a GTM engineer
New team at OpenAI, chief of staff roles, early Deel employee
41 of the fastest growing startups
VC chief of staff, early Monday.com team, former Monzo founder
Companies hiring that recently raised $5m-$10m
Understanding the 37 most valuable private startups
new activity in the Friends of Next Play community
Product-market fit, founding sales, Robinhood acquisition
Reflections from a startup founder failing forward
Stripe founder, professional poker player, hiring for every role
33 post product-market-fit companies
Repeat founders, ai-powered platforms, Stanford dropout
28 startups that recently raised early rounds
Generalists, Google engineers, Bezos-backed company
39 companies that recently raised more than $10m
How to increase your salary and understand your market rate
new next play platform, Sequoia portfolio companies, Chief of Staff roles
35 companies that recently raised between $5-15M and are hiring
founding teams, VC chief of staff, AI discounts
Companies that recently raised $100m+
GTM engineers, stealth Fintech, CEO search
recommendations from Sound Ventures
Tactical AI guide for non-technical people
first sales hire, Sequoia Series C, Firebase founder
How to Get a CEO’s Attention During a Job Search
Senior Meta engineer, Slack founder, millions in ARR
23 startup ideas — the Next Play Request for Startups March 2025
38 fast-growing startups under 25 people
Axios PM, AI for air traffic control, Plaid product leader
Sequoia-backed companies open to hiring remote
YC backed CTO, ai agent for compliance, first business hire
From unemployed to tons of job offers
AI roles, early Uber, special projects
Recommended companies from Alex Brussell at Forerunner Ventures
From no connections to a successful tech career
Apple product manager, technical cofounders, viral consumer products
Former OpenAI co-founder, stealth companies, Pinterest founder
companies hiring that recently raised $10-50M rounds
Everything you need to know about negotiating tech offers
Lovable discount, director of Product at Fortnite, founding AE at Sequoia companies
36 of the fastest growing companies based on hiring rates
former founders, Github CEO, Stripe culture
How to understand a company’s product approach before you join
answering your most frequent career-related questions
Startups specifically looking to hire former founders
Former Google/Microsoft, BetterHelp founder, early Uber
What can someone learn from working with an executive coach? (with Andy Sparks)
Spotify founder, Y Combinator, OpenAI Chairman/Stripe CTO
recommendations from Will at Contrary Capital
next play compensation benchmark results
Plaid founder, Mr. Beast, Uber AI product manager
a16z companies hiring for remote roles
Everything you need to know about becoming a Chief of Staff (with Clara Ma)
recommendations from Red Sea Ventures
Career guide: Going from operator to investor
MongoDB software eng, Cursor team, Google PM