want to pick up a part time gig - where to start?

abivliu·Feb 17, 2021

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hi elphas! i've been working in tech sales/CX for the past 4 years. in 2019 i spent about a year working on my own start-up (didn't work out but was an incredible experience nonetheless). after some heal issues, a cross country move and the pandemic last year, i spent a lot of time re-evaluating my goals, re-discovering interests, soul searching and all of that.i'm at a point where i'm on a good trajectory in my career and am looking for something to fill my time outside of work, gain experience and learn skills outside of my field and contribute to something meaningful. i would like to try startups again and have my own business one day, but right now contributing to another project seems more feasible.ideally, i would work for a digital agency or startup of some sort on a part-time basis. is this a reasonable goal? how might i go about doing this? any advice, insights or personal stories would be greatly appreciated :)

Iynna·Feb 17, 2021

There are tons of roles that are part-time remote you can explore :-) Are you looking to do tech sales still or maybe exploring other functions? First off check out Elpha's very own job directory: https://elpha.com/positions and make sure to fill the tell us about you section so you can get roles straight into your inbox.The other thing you can explore is Angel List!

abivliu·Feb 17, 2021

sales or other functions, ideally would love something scrappy in an early-stage startup that i could do all sorts of things. i've had very little success finding legitimate part-time opportunities, but will check out the resources you mentioned. thanks!

Iynna·Feb 17, 2021

If you join an early stage startup, you are likely not going to be part time especially if you want to wear multiple hats... are you okay with that?If so check out this posting from one of our portco https://angel.co/company/recapped-io/jobs

sbmaster·Feb 19, 2021

Hi Abiliu,I'm interested in hearing more about what you are looking for and your funnel experience. I've been trying to figure out how to share with elphas my interest in finding two contractors, one to work on funnel (Intercom, LinkedIn, Google Ads, etc) and the other a Ruby/back end developer. From the comments below sounds like I can put on the elpha job board? I did put the Ruby position on UpWork and got dozens of responses, 100% of them men (guess not surprising but still depressing) and mostly in far away timezones. This work is for Naming Matters (www.namingmatters.com), I did an AMA for elpha a few months ago so lots of info about us there. Hope to hear from you and others who might be interested in working on this in-market business that visualizes and mitigates trademark risk for founders and creators -- within companies, within creative agencies, and as individual passion projects/side hustles --worldwde. SB