Moving from Individual Contributor to Executive

Question

I've been an individual contributor software engineer for the past 10 years. I'm now realizing that I love making things come to fruition, I'm not as enamored with software development as I once was. I started my own business a year and a half and I'm finding that I really enjoy helping build something from the ground up. Does hacker news have any recommendations on how to make the jump from an individual contributor to an executive team?

giantg2 · Accepted Answer

I would suggest studying two domain - leadership and finance.
Getting to Yes, The Coaching Habit, and Exactly What to Say can be helpful on the leadership/relationship management side.
I would say maybe look at the CFA Investment Foundations course or a similar course. Maybe you could find the subject matter from an MBA program for free too.
Just my suggestions. I'm not an executive, just an IC at a financial company.