
Sonya K.
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Grow your career as a startup generalist
Studied at Stanford University
Worked at Microsoft
Available Monday at 4:00 PM UTC
Usually responds within 48 hours
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Sonya's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $81/hr
Get help with Interview Prep, Skill Building, and .
Sonya’s Career Coaching Qualifications
Experience level: Associate
I've lived the generalist journey firsthand across three startups, wearing high-level hats in design, product management/Head of Product, and executive operations as Chief of Staff. These experiences give immense visibility into the structure of startups and how to navigate your career within one. Prior to this, I did my masters at Stanford's d.school where I did coursework in design, business, and entrepreneurship. The most impactful experience was taking Lean Launchpad with Steve Blank - I lean on these lessons to this day and I'm excited to share them with you! I can help you with the following: - Identifying the type of startup you'd like to work at - What signals to look for to identify top performing, high-growth startups - The mindset shift when moving from big tech to startups - How to position your contributions for success in a smaller scale environment - Using AI tools as a force-multiplier
Sonya can help with:
Interview Prep
Skill Building
Career Planning
Resume Review
Job Search Strategies
General Exploration
Work Experience
Software Engineer
Microsoft
October 2018 - June 2020
Product Manager
Microsoft
August 2017 - October 2018
Education
Stanford University
Master’s Degree, Design Impact
2021 - 2023
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
Master’s Degree, Behavioural Science
2020 - 2021

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science
2011 - 2017
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