Joining Beehiiv as employee #7 and getting promoted to COO

Operators Only

Welcome to the first episode of the operators only podcast. We sat down with Preeya Goenka the COO of Beehive to talk about:

• Her journey from finance to tech startups.
• What it's like on the inside of one of the fastest-growing software companies in tech
• Working with founder / CEOs
• Joining as employee #7 (Chief of Staff / the first non-technical hire)
• Becoming COO
• Lessons learned from acqui-hiring other startups into Beehiiv
• Scaling an ads network
• and more

For real-time updates on beehiiv and to follow Preeya’s work more closely, check out the links below:

beehiiv : https://www.beehiiv.com/
beehiiv on Twitter : https://x.com/beehiiv
beehiiv on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/beehiiv/

Preeya's Twitter : https://x.com/gopreezy
Preeya's LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/preeya-goenka/
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CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:00:58) About the Episode
(00:01:50) Introduction and Background
(00:04:16) Career Progression at CM Group
(00:06:21) Joining Beehive as Chief of Staff
(00:08:29) Chief of Staff to COO Transition
(00:11:45) COO Role and Dynamics
(00:13:51) Acquiring Companies: Swapstack and TypeDream
(00:17:18) Building Beehive's Ad Network
(00:24:00) Acquisitions and M&A Strategy
(00:30:31) Ad Network Development and Future
(00:40:07) Personal Motivation and Career Choices
(00:42:59) Private Equity vs Venture Backed Companies
(00:45:44) Outro

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SOCIAL LINKS:
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LinkedIn_Co-Host : https://www.linkedin.com/in/rameel-sheikh-051246a3/
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