<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Early Operator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scaling Smarter: Your Playbook for Startup Operations]]></description><link>https://www.theearlyoperator.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5kKQ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb601ed5b-9c69-4449-a867-edd62f8a7404_305x305.png</url><title>The Early Operator</title><link>https://www.theearlyoperator.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:16:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theearlyoperator.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Christian Ezealigo]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[theearlyoperator@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[theearlyoperator@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Christian Ezealigo]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Christian Ezealigo]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[theearlyoperator@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[theearlyoperator@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Christian Ezealigo]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Early Operator Roles! Please Apply!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Operators,]]></description><link>https://www.theearlyoperator.com/p/early-operator-roles-please-apply</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theearlyoperator.com/p/early-operator-roles-please-apply</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christian Ezealigo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:06:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5kKQ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb601ed5b-9c69-4449-a867-edd62f8a7404_305x305.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Operators,<br><br>Happy Thanksgiving! <br><br>In the Spirit of Thanksgiving, here are a few operating roles at Startups/ VCs<br><br>Chief of Staff/ Biz Ops<br><br>&#9989; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-merin-48a9681b/">Caroline Merin</a> is looking for Head of Growth and a Business Operations Associate <a href="https://lnkd.in/e37WWMuJ">https://lnkd.in/e37WWMuJ</a><br><br>&#9989; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/eliseai/">EliseAI</a> is hiring a Senior Manager - Strategic Initiatives - Office of the CEO <a href="https://lnkd.in/gGWuPzWj">https://lnkd.in/gGWuPzWj</a><br><br>&#9989; Open AI is looking for a BizOps Lead <a href="https://lnkd.in/gaR7UTcE">https://lnkd.in/gaR7UTcE</a><br><br>&#9989; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-hansen-83453b22/">Cameron Hansen</a> is looking for a Chief of Staff to the CEO at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/recursion-pharmaceuticals/">Recursion</a> <a href="https://lnkd.in/gwr7F6ex">https://lnkd.in/gwr7F6ex</a><br><br>&#9989; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-zhang-57035a33/">Emma Zhang</a> is hiring a Chief of Staff at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/pactfi/">PactFi </a><a href="https://lnkd.in/g_jW3Y9v">https://lnkd.in/g_jW3Y9v</a><br><br>&#9989; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrlundy/">Jay Lundy</a> is recruiting a Chief of Staff <a href="https://lnkd.in/gdFUmFC3">https://lnkd.in/gdFUmFC3</a><br><br>&#9989; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-moulder/">Austin Moulder, MBA</a> is looking for a Chief of Staff for a backfill role at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/homeaglow/">Homeaglow</a> <a href="https://lnkd.in/gacaszsf">https://lnkd.in/gacaszsf</a><br><br>Strategic Finance/ FP&amp;A<br><br>&#9989; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-lupatkin/">Lauren Lupatkin</a> is looking for an experienced Senior Financial Analyst at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/openai/">OpenAI</a><br><br>&#9989; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlmajette/">Carl Majette</a> is looking for a FP&amp;A Senior Analyst - GTM at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkr-com/">Checkr, Inc.</a><br><br>Please follow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-early-operator/">The Early Operator</a> for more opportunities at top startups.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.theearlyoperator.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading The Early Operator! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to The Early Operator!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Operators,]]></description><link>https://www.theearlyoperator.com/p/welcome-to-the-early-operator</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theearlyoperator.com/p/welcome-to-the-early-operator</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christian Ezealigo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:44:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5kKQ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb601ed5b-9c69-4449-a867-edd62f8a7404_305x305.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Operators,</p><p>Welcome again to The Early Operator!</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.theearlyoperator.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading The Early Operator! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>You might be wondering why there&#8217;s another newsletter about startups. I assure you, this newsletter promises to be unique and different.</p><p><em><strong>Why I started The Early Operator!</strong></em></p><p>I have always been entrepreneurial ( I used to be that kid that was always selling something) and have built a career in the intersection on strategic finance, operations, and analytics. Also, I have always loved the startup ecosystem (founders, VCs, etc.) and have spent several hours consuming information from newsletters, podcasts, TechCrunch and Youtube). Both my entrepreneurial experience and my career have given me visibility into different areas of  a business hence my interest in operations, but as I looked for resources focusing mostly on how startups are operated, I couldn&#8217;t find a lot of resources. So i decided to start this newsletter to provide that knowledge gap. I will be learning about startup operations from top operators in the startup ecosystem and will be sharing my learnings through this newsletter.</p><p><em><strong>What to expect!</strong></em></p><p>This newsletter hope to give a more holistic view of how a startup is operated. We will be featuring interviews and Q&amp;A sessions from founders, chief of staffs, and folks from strategic finance, sales operations, GTM, partnerships, controllers, just to mention a few.</p><p>In addition, we will  provide funding updates for startups that raised funding and also share roles in operations for startups that are recruiting. We will also do regular deep dives on startups that are building something interesting in different industries. This newsletter will be informative and will be very useful for founders, VCs, operators or anyone looking to learn about startups and operations.</p><p>Stay tuned as we provide you more information in the coming days and weeks!</p><p>Thank you for following me on this journey!</p><p>Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe!</p><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.theearlyoperator.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading The Early Operator! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Operators,]]></description><link>https://www.theearlyoperator.com/p/coming-soon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theearlyoperator.com/p/coming-soon</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christian Ezealigo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:16:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5kKQ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb601ed5b-9c69-4449-a867-edd62f8a7404_305x305.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Operators,</p><p>Launching this Substack to discuss all things startup operations.</p><p>Thanks!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.theearlyoperator.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.theearlyoperator.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>