Land your next startup role, supported by your peers.
Join a community of mid-career and exec-level job-seekers who help each other get their next roles.
Cohort 6 Kickoff: Spring/Summer 2025
Cohort 5 is full, but we welcome you to early apply for our next cohort kicking off this Spring/Summer
Decide your next career move.
Learn from your peers and industry leaders.
Some recent speakers...
Off the record sessions
Deep dives on every aspect of the startup job search, from storytelling to negotiation.
Curated peer masterminds
Weekly small groups with others at similar career stages.
Pitches from VCs
Hear directly from the investors of vetted startups actually hiring.
Dana Settle
Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Greycroft
Saydeah Howard
Co-Founder, Cherryrock Capital
Former Chief Talent Officer, IVP
Steve Schlafman
Career Transitions Coach
Former Partner, Primary Ventures
Erik Torenberg
Co-Founder, Village Global
Co-Founder, On Deck
Roseanne Wincek
Co-Founder & Managing Director,
Renegade Partners
Todd Gitlin
Founder & Managing Partner,
Safire Partners exec search
Our members have landed roles at hundreds of top startups...
Find your people.
Navigate the job search together.
Some of our NEXT alumni:
Head of Eng at Series A fintech backed by Craft Ventures
Edtech founder exiting her startup and returning to a Product exec role
Serial VP of Growth at late-stage, pre-IPO SaaS and logistics startups
COO / CRO of B2B2C and B2C marketplace startups
Full-stack SWE at a16z-backed startup seeking companies in the creator economy space
Commitment to privacy
Everything is off the record.
Many NEXT members have not yet publicly shared that they’re searching with friends, family, or current employers. We’ll honor that.
Apply to join the NEXT community
8-week cohort plus ongoing alumni access to all people and programming.
Membership costs $1,800. Payment plans and need-based scholarships
available after acceptance.
Cohort 6 Kickoff: Spring/Summer 2025
Cohort 5 is full, but we welcome you to early-apply for our next cohort kicking off this Spring/Summer.
What to expect
You’ll have access to ~3 live events per week during the 8 week program.
Join the ones most relevant to your goals.
Figure out what you actually want
Make an active decision about what you want next instead of accepting a random job because a recruiter reaches out.
Target the right startups
Hear from top VCs sharing the stand-out companies in their portfolios that are actually hiring.
Practice job search skills
Being great at your job and being great at searching for your next job are different. Join practical workshops on every aspect of the search.
Goal-oriented networking
Startup jobs come through networking.
Join our 300-person community of ambitious peers helping each other to land what's next.
Maximize your offer
We sit on your side of the table, supplying compensation data to anchor your ask and crafting a custom negotiation strategy.
Tap into on-demand resources
Access our startup job search resources and a video library of 100 historical sessions anytime you need support.
Hear from NEXT Alumni
More about what we do...
We've hosted ~150 private events for NEXT members over the past 18 months.
Curious what they're like? Here are a few examples.
Job Search Strategy Workshop
How I Landed My Startup Role
Startup Compensation & Negotiation Panel
Our founder, Anthony, has highlighted NEXT on several podcasts. Check them out!
Intentional Job Seeker’s Guide to Career Transitions,
Minimum Viable Podcast
Taking Chances on Untapped Talent,
How We Built Our Team
Navigating Career
Transitions,
The Early Team
Want to dive deeper? Here's even more NEXT content:
NEXT was mentioned in a cover story for
Inc. Magazine
Anthony was a guest on the
Beginner Maps
community-building podcast
What people are saying about NEXT!
Guiding your NEXT journey...
Apply to join the NEXT community
8-week cohort plus ongoing alumni access to all people and programming.
Membership costs $1,800. Payment plans and need-based scholarships
available after acceptance.
Cohort 6 Kickoff: Spring/Summer 2025
Cohort 5 is full, but we welcome you to early-apply for our next cohort kicking off this Spring/Summer.