MORE THAN A JOB SEARCH PROGRAM
Land the startup job you want.
In the Early Accelerator, get personal mentorship from startup executives, a network of thousands of top tech talent, and investor grade resources to help you land your ideal startup role.
Find exciting companies
Identify the ideal startup job for your career goals
Grow your network
Craft a plan to land the job without the typical pains
Ace your interviews
Receive coaching from experts to help land multiple offers
negotiate with confidently
Use benchmarks to maximize your cash and equity compensation
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WELCOME TO THE EARLY ACCELERATOR
Our proven system will help you:
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Identify the ideal startup job for your career goals
Create a vision of your career that you can get excited about, together with fellow Early members. Decide on your best next step so you stay focused, and say "No" to the WRONG roles.
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Craft a plan to land the job without the typical pains
Identify growing companies that align with your vision. Talk to more people in your desired field and industry so you can build an insider network and never have to job search again.
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Capture the attention of company decision-makers
Develop and demonstrate your clear unique value proposition so you land more interviews and offers. Build confidence in yourself and your story.
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Land multiple job offers at world-changing startups
Maximize your cash, equity, and benefits in your offer so you can be excited about the cash compensation and have limitless financial upside in equity.
THE EARLY ACCELERATOR
The results speak for themselves.
Members are landing job offers at some of today’s most exciting startups with the Early Accelerator’s  step-by-step system, coaching, community and resources.
2.33 Months /
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+24% Salary /
+9x Equity
Average compensation change
$1,185,674
Total member compensation increases

What are members saying?

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Kyle made me realize I was approaching my strategy all wrong. Once I realized that - everything changed. I had a clear focus and put all my energy toward the positions I wanted. This is a program that every ambitious leader should go through to get clarity on their goals and purpose instead of leading down a path of burnout.
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Priyanka,
Head of New Product Operations, LMNT
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My new job has already taken me across the world and back again and I'm with a group of people I can learn a lot from, both personally and professionally. I highly recommend Early, especially in the ops-startup space. You have a 1:1 call about goals, join and then you're in an online community with others; there are calls twice/week where you can ask questions, or just listen to others progress. All the meanwhile, you're completing modules from the program. It's all super flexible and what you make of it, but I really loved having others by my side who were in a similar boat, hearing what was working (or not working) and applauding each other's victories. There's a great vibe of "competing on generosity" with one another in posting updates and helping others in the group which I especially loved.
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Meredith,
Head of Brokerage & Expansion & First 15 @ FinTech Startup
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I'm a senior operational leader with experience marketplace businesses across hospitality, real estate and ecommerce. Doing the programme helped me take a completely different approach to my job search resulting in me getting a new senior role in a series B startup, a 30% pay increase and £0.5m in equity. My favourite thing about the programme is the community and all of the individual support you can get from its members and from Kyle himself. For someone considering the programme I would say: It's a systematic way of securing your dream job, which if you follow to the letter gives you a very high chance of success.
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Kevin, COO at Bike Club
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Kyle really has a skill in getting the best out of you. Whether you are looking for direction or you need input on how best to get there, his targeted and actionable advice will propel you ahead of others in the field. Highly recommend!
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Pritesh, COO @ Seed Mobility Tech Startup
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The Accelerator helped me land a Director level job in the fastest growing area of Venture Capital. Kyle brings a unique set of skills that navigates you through the entire job search process from start to finish. The community aspect of the program cannot be understated and brings a sense of comfort to an otherwise isolating endeavor. I would highly recommend the Accelerator and look forward to continuing the fruitful relationships I built with Kyle and the other community members.
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Evan, Director of Platform at MetaProp
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Thanks for everything Kyle, you went above and beyond to help me find this next role and I'm super happy I went through this program! This community helped me take control of my job search process. Not only does it unlock helpful job search and networking strategies, it also helps you frame up who you are today and what you want to become in the next move, but also 2-3 moves beyond that. I feel that I've become more confident in expressing my story and am equipped with a chest full of amazing networking tools.
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Josh, Finance & Strategy Manager, GTM @ Series D SAAS Startup
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Working with Kyle was amazing. I started working with him in late summer of 2023 when tech was going through huge layoffs and no one was hiring. Through his program, I was able to hone in on exactly what type of marketing I was most passionate about and what sort of companies/industries would make me feel fulfilled and not like another cog in the machine. He also reminded me of the importance of networking! After working with Kyle, I landed an amazing job as the Head of Product Marketing at Groundswell, a startup in the fintech space. He helped me in the job negotiation process and really helped me understand what I was negotiating on. He also helped me land a sign-on bonus! My favorite thing about the program was that it gave me a structured process to my job search. He helped me find out what I wanted to do, and then helped me make a plan to get it. And it worked!
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Sarah, Head of Product Marketing at Groundswell
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Honestly, I’ve never met anyone like Kyle. He’s kindhearted and generous. Extremely knowledgeable and intelligent. He helped me gain confidence in my job search, landing me a dream role. I admire his data-driven approach to setting his clients and the community up for success and how incredibly hard he works to build their personal brands.
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Gabriella, Technical Recruiter @ Public FinTech Company
A message from our founder:
A decade ago, I went from unfulfilled cubicle data entry worker to my dream job as Uber employee 250. I spent the last decade launching multiple $100M+ ARR Uber markets, building teams of 100+ people, and creating best-in-class operational infrastructure for early to mid-stage startups. In 2022, instead of taking another executive role I left to teach people how to create their own extraordinary careers.
Now, I use what I've learned and the people I've met to help people like you find the ideal startup role for next step of their career without all the pain I went through. I’ll show you how to identify where you want to go, and how to get there. I'm giving you everything I wish I had along the way!
Kyle Thomas
Founder and CEO of Early
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THE EARLY COMMUNITY
Join our community if you want to:
Know what you want in your career and identify more ideal opportunities
Know who can help and what to say so that you get more interviews
Know how to sell yourself in any situation so that you land more offers
Know how to maximize those offers for more cash, equity, and benefits
Land your next startup role at a company you can be proud of
What’s included in the Early Accelerator:
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Mentorship & Accountability
Get live mentorship from Kyle Thomas (Early Founder) in twice-weekly group calls and community sessions.
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World-class Network
Tap into Kyle's personal network of thousands of startup leaders, executives, and investors. Plus, a tech community network of thousands more.
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Insider Startup Information
Know which companies are building game-changing products, what they pay, their odds of success, and who the key decision-makers are.
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Executive Recruiters
Access our two recruiters with 30+ years of experience in Fortune 500, Big Tech, and Unicorn Startups for application, interview, and resume support.
...and a tried-and-true job search program!
THE EARLY ACCELERATOR

How it works

De-risk the job search with our step-by-step program

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Know what you want

Career clarity is the basis for a successful job search. In this step, you’ll:

Set clear personal & professional goals
Self-asses your current skills & abilities—no fluff, no BS
Pinpoint what you want (and what you don’t) based on past roles

You'll have a laser-focused description of your ideal job, and a road map for finding those roles and companies.

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Know how to brand yourself

In the job search, you are the product you need to sell. You’ll learn how to:

Tell your story in a way that grabs attention
Build a personal brand on LinkedIn and X that stands out
Use language that shows hiring managers you’re the solution they need

By the end, you’ll have a rock solid personal brand and the confidence to pitch your value to anyone.

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Know who to talk to & how to get noticed

The secret to getting your foot in the door at target organizations is knowing someone already inside. In this step, you’ll learn:

Leverage your existing network to unlock new opportunities
Find the right people at target companies who ar to respond
Use proven outreach strategies to boost your response rate

By the end, you’ll have a step-by-step plan to 10x your network and your interviews.

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Interview & negotiation mastery

Preparation is the key to turning conversations and interviews into offers. In this step, you’ll learn how to:

Properly prep for any interview without burning out
Leave a lasting impression with everyone you meet
Eliminate any doubts that y the job

By the end, you’ll have a clear road map to ace interviews, walk away knowing you gave it your all, and land more offers.

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AVOID THE PAIN
Your job search can be empowering and rewarding.
If you're like other Accelerator members before they joined, you may be:
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Struggling to create connections with people at target companies with highly competitive roles that now feel out of reach.
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Unable to execute consistently and feel like the days, weeks, and months slip away.
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Finding it hard to communicate your value and what you have to offer companies.
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Having difficulty maintaining a sense of direction of what job you want to do next.
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Feeling it hard to identify ideal companies and roles that would best accelerate your career.
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Struggling to stand out in interviews and feeling like you look like everyone else.
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Feeling like no one from your target companies is responding to your LinkedIn and email outreach.
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Thinking that you don't have a relevant network or any network at all capable of helping you land the job you want.
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Constantly having to re-focus and stop applying to everything you see.
Avoid all that pain!
You're ready to apply for the accelerator if:
✓ You have tried job seeking on your own and you're not seeing the results you want.
✓ You aren’t sure if you can land the roles you want at the companies you want to work for.
✓ You aren't in a position financially where you needed a job yesterday.
✓ You dream of being a major contributor to a startup company's successful IPO.
✓ You want to work in a company with a mission and product you believe in.
We'll help to minimize as much job search pain as possible as you work your way into that ideal startup role and company.

FAQs

Are my results guaranteed?

Like anything in life, you will get out of this accelerator what you put into it. While we do offer a 30-day money-back satisfaction guarantee, the results you get are up to you. We can promise that you will see results if you commit to the process and put in the work. I like to say that we cannot make you commit, but once you do, we will not let you fail.

If you commit to doing the work, taking the recommended actions, coming to the live sessions, asking questions, engaging in the community, and taking advantage of the resources the job search should take roughly 3 months.

Also, we have a 100% successful placement rate for people who were committed to the job search and completed the work.

It works if you commit to it.

Also, you get access to the community and course forever. So if your job search takes longer than expected, we'll be here to support you until you land that awesome next role.

Which members of the Early Accelerator land jobs the fastest?

Each startup job seeker has different wants, needs, and priorities but those who see rapid success have the same characteristics. They have described themselves as:
• Smart
• Internally motivated
• Generous
• Kind
• Curious
• Passionate
• Not victims
• Optimistic

They're also the ones who:

• Invest the full payment upfront
• Show up on day one ready to learn
• Take rapid action at every step
• Engage in the community and ask for feedback regularly
• Never miss a live session
• Utilize all the available resources and expertise
• Give back to the community as much as possible

If that sounds like you then you're in for a pleasant surprise.

What is the time committment?

The Early Accelerator is designed so you can go as fast as you want to or as slow as you need to.

Dedicating at least 10 hours per week to your job search would be great but we’ve had people without a ton of time due to highly demanding jobs at top tech companies and multiple children at home land jobs in just a few short months.

Those who can dedicate more uninterrupted time can land jobs faster.

We also have 5 hours of available live coaching and mentorship sessions every week.

What is the weekly schedule and what happens if I miss a live session?

Every week we have live sessions Mon, Tue, Wed, and Thu.

Sessions start at 1:00 pm ET, 4:00 pm ET, or 7:00 pm ET depending on the day and the type of session.

If you miss any of those live sessions they are recorded and re-posted to the community after the session ends.

Depending on new member availability we may adjust live session timing to ensure the maximum number of people can regularly participate across all time zones.

What if I don't need part of the accelerator? Do you offer services a la carte?

No. This is an all-or-nothing program.

I have seen too many people pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for a single piece of what we offer when it's not a single piece that lands you the job, it the whole picture.

The Early Accelerator was designed to give you everything you need to set you up for success (and then some).

The people who tell me they don't need a specific part of the program often gain the most from that area.

Are there more payment plan options or scholarships?

We offer payment plan options and a limited number of scholarships, so we encourage you to apply, regardless of financial need.

Our goal is to bring together the best talent regardless of their current financial situation.

How quickly do people see results?

The speed of results varies based on individual engagement, consistency, and ideal job characteristics.

But, from our experience, executing the process and utilizing the resources in the community should lead to a new role roughly 3 months after joining the accelerator (sometimes far sooner).

That's less than half the average US job search duration of 8 months.

What stage of career are Early Accelerator members in?

We have had people go through the program with as little as two years and as much as  two decades of professional experience.

But, the majority of the community are mid-level, senior, and executive leaders.

Who else is in the Early Accelerator?

We only accept highly motivated and highly talented people into the program.

We have VP's who have grown companies from valuations of a couple million to a couple billion.

Employees from places like Uber, Google, Meta, Amazon, and venture capital firms all looking to make a bigger impact at a company earlier in their formation journey.

We have former rocket scientists turned product marketers, people who helped startups through acquisitions from big tech companies, and MBA's from top programs in the country.

We also have people without any of those things but a track record of great work and a fire in their belly to make their dent in the world and make an impact at their next company.

If playing alongside and building a network of A-players is what you're looking for, this is the place.

Will you help me negotiate?

100%. You'll get one-on-one coaching through the negotiation process from Kyle and accurate salary, equity, and bonus benchmarks based on hyper-specific characteristics of the role and the company.

Member negotiations have been very successful.

We have helped members negotiate over $1M in compensation increases and we're just getting started.

How many people have gone through the Accelerator?

We have kept the program intentionally small, so we could provide a hands-on touch to every member.

We have worked with over 100 ambitious startup job seekers in the Accelerator.

The beautiful part about the Early Accelerator is that every member competes on generosity to connect you with their network so connecting to all current and past members means expanding your network by thousands of people immediately.

How effective is the Early Network at making connections?

The network alone has been quite effective at expanding member networks, securing interviews, and landing offers.

The community competes with each other for how much they can help. We have had introductions to founders, executives, content creators, and operators at member target companies.

It is incredibly rare for me not to have at least one 2nd degree connection to reach out to at any target company for members of the Accelerator.

What other services do you provide in the Early Accelerator?

On top of the live mentoring, world-class community of peers, access to the expansive tech network, and a step-by-step startup job search course and playbook we also provide:

— Resume reviews and updates from our four in-house recruiters.

— Live "ask the recruiter" sessions where you can ask any questions you have for real recruiters who are actively recruiting people like you.

— Mock interviews with experienced startup recruiters (they have over 60 years of combined experience in startups and recruiting, hiring people in all functions at all levels).

— Detailed investor-grade target company profiles so that you can research and prepare for your interviews like the top investors.

— Contact information for key executives and investors so that you can go straight to the decision-makers.

— Lists of target companies based on your unique set of ideal role characteristics so you don't have to doom scroll job boards all day.

— Real-time accurate salary, equity, and bonus data pulled directly from startup payroll systems and cap tables so you don't have to piece together information.

— Lists of tools to help your job search be more effective.Lists of job boards you can use to get additional exposure to roles you're looking for.

— Speakers from your target industry. We have people from Kyle's expansive tech network as well as community-requested speakers.

— Everything I have come across that I wish I would have had when job searching is in the Early Accelerator. We’re also actively asking the community for what would be helpful and using their suggestions in real time to add speakers, workshops, playbooks, or other resources.

Does the Accelerator work even in tough hiring environments?

Yes. The Accelerator was designed with tough hiring environments in mind.

During good times and bad times, the best roles will always be the most competitive and the principles we teach are the best ways to handle any type of competitive job search environment.

What kind of interview prep to you provide?

Great question! We help you prep for interviews in multiple ways.

1. Live Group Mock Interviews: One of our four seasoned startup recruiters will run you through a recorded intense preparation session and provide feedback.

2. Preparation System: In the course, there is a detailed preparation system for phone screen interviews as well as hiring manager and panel interviews along with preparation cheat sheets and checklists.

3. Help Each Other: Need a quick mock interview prep? Reach out to any member of the community and they'll jump to help you as quickly as they can. We have seen many of these and they're super effective.

4. Interview Prep Tools: AI tools, video tools, note-taking tools, you name it. We have a list of dozens of free and paid job-searching tools to help you prepare for your interviews.

5. Need More Interview Assistance? Whether you’re preparing for a technical interview or just need some additional assistance, just ask the Early team and we’ll work to coordinate the help you’re looking for.

What are some alternative options?

1. Consume free content: Follow me and other content creators on LinkedIn for startup job search advice. The challenge here is that the information is out there. But information doesn’t land you a job. Implementation does. That’s what we do. We get you to implement.

2. Do it on your own: The fact you're here shows me this isn't really an option because you're not getting the results you want.

3. Hire a Coach 1:1: If you have the money this is a great option but there are two drawbacks. One is that they're often hundreds to thousands of dollars for a single session. The second is they only have their own network to draw from to help you out (which they often won't do). And you don't get to connect with and learn from other ambitious job seekers.

4. Books: These are amazing but a book can't introduce you to their friend whose girlfriend works at the company with the product you're obsessed with.

5. Online Course: I have purchased some of the best job-searching online courses. They are each $2k and come with the course, a one-time 30-minute conversation with a non-industry specific career coach, and inclusion into a massive non-engaged, non-industry specific group. We have a small group, highly hands-on, industry specific community with services and information tailored to your startup job search. They don't really compare. Also, online course completion is low... really low. Without accountability and a group of people around you, this will be as good as lighting your money on fire.

6. Upskilling Programs: These programs can be very helpful if you have no experience in the field you're trying to get into but often it's not your skills or credentials that are holding you back, it's the way you're selling your experience. Plus, while many of these programs are $0 up front, they charge you a % of your final salary which can come out to tens of thousands of dollars.

Ready to build the career you want?

It's never too late to join Early. Gain the clarity, skills and confidence you need to take control of your startup career!

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