20Growth: Should Startups Hire Advisors? When is the Right Time? How Much Should They Be Paid? How Should Founders Approach the Hiring Process for Advisors? What Should They Expect From Them? What are the Biggest Mistakes Made and more with Ely Lerner

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · Oct 25, 2023 · 51m

Ely Lerner is an EIR at Reforge and an advisor for startups transitioning from traction to hypergrowth. Previously he was Head of Consumer Product at Chime, and before that spent an incredible 8 years at Yelp in a number of different roles including Head of Product at Eat24, and Product Leader/GM at Yelp.

In Today's Episode with Ely Lerner We Discuss:

1. Entry into Growth:

How did Ely make his way from engineering manager to growth leader?

What are a couple of his single biggest takeaways from his time with Yelp and Chime?

Why do employees in large companies have to have P&L ownership when…