An analysis of modern day job descriptions

@DisruptiveDave

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR

STARTUPS

WHY: The biz dev role in startups tends to be ill-defined. What valuable info can we gleam from today’s BD job descriptions?

THE SET UP

HOW: Curated and analyzed 45 job postings from late 2014 for (mostly) senior biz dev roles at early/mid-stage startups in the U.S.

MORE: A more in-depth review can be found on my blog: h"p://www.startupgrowthguy.com/business-­‐development-­‐jobs/  

An analysis of modern day job descriptions

Job Description Word Cloud

Job Skills Word Cloud

Job Description Terms

Job Skills Terms

Deeper analysis / numbers breakdown:

h"p://www.startupgrowthguy.com/business-­‐development-­‐jobs/  

Dave Marcello @DisruptiveDave Co-founder, BoomboxFM Biz dev & growth strategy consultant