SPEAKER

Danielle McLaughlin

Danielle has spent the last 10 years in recruiting and talent leadership at some of the fastest growing companies in tech including Square, Lyft, Waymo, Blend, Fitbit and Fast. She has a deep knowledge of technical recruiting environments and methodologies to help businesses scale. As founder of 18C, a boutique engineering leadership search firm specializing in placing diverse leaders, she partners with top tier technology companies in the US to build their engineering teams in an inclusive way.

VIDEOS

VIDEO

Compensation at Startups: How To Negotiate For Founding Engineer Roles

In this session, you’ll learn how to prepare for negotiations at early stage ventures from co-founder negotiations to founding engineer roles at pre-seed or seed start ups. Danielle McLaughlin (Founding Head of Talent at The New Club) will talk details on how to think about equity percentages and basis points, and how to approach negotiation for titles, responsibilities and more. Attendees will participate in an exercise for getting clear on your non-negotiables before entering the negotiation, resources for finding jobs at early stage ventures and how to approach equity.
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Career Fair Kickoff - Company Intro: The New Club

The New Club is a curated community for women in engineering looking for connection and growth opportunities. CEO & Founder Laura Du and Founding Head of Talent Danielle McLaughlin talk about The New Club's mission to strengthen the networks of technical women and give them the resources to excel at all stages of their careers.
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ELEVATE Conference - 18C: Employer Intro!

18C Founder Danielle McLaughlin partners with companies to hire exceptional women engineers. Here she shares an overview of how 18C can help women with job search and salary negotiation services.
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Fast Tack Your Leadership Career By Pivoting To Startup Roles: Tips for Interviewing, Negotiation

Accelerate your career shift from big tech to startups with insights on mapping your leadership skills, showcasing them in interviews, and negotiating startup compensation successfully, including equity. Danielle McLaughlin (18C Partners Founder) will share strategies for mapping tech leadership scope to startup scope, helping you understand what roles you are qualified for. She will discuss preparing for interview and selling your experience as a big tech leader, and talk about what startups look for when negotiating (e.g. equity). Last but not least, she will reveal how to get connected to leadership roles at startups.
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