Product Mistakes that Apply to Careers: focusing on acquisition instead of retention (focusing on networking instead of relationships & reputation). Or working in a space that doesn’t get more valuable over time (e.g working in a dying industry), or building another “me-too” product without differentiation (not taking enough career risk). Choos... See more
if you're in your 20s + a CS major, you've prolly thought through these scenarios:
- work at Big Tech (i've worked hard to get here, i made it)
- make a startup (its hot, seems fire, I want to be in YC)
- join a startup (why would I grind on smtg that's not mine)
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