Early Career Advice

Career advice for young people and/or people early on in their career

Kassen Qian and

Infopunk #6 – What real learning looks like

Juan Orbea juanorbea.substack.com

JJuan Orbea

Cool 2 minute movie about real learning. Skaters involved.

Work on What Matters.

lethain.com lethain.com

Jilber Najem

Learning to be managed · Jose Antunes

joseantunes.tech

Jilber Najem

Never Search Alone

phyl.org

MargaretC

Advice for those in their 20s: “ten years from now, you need to be able to say that this is the life you chose, not one you settled for.” A future that is created intentionally is more pleasant than one that is scrapped together by avoidance-driven choices.

alex

From Product Manager to Product Leader

Substack blog.mindthebeet.com

Tom So

Make decisions easy for busy people. You will rise fast in your career if busy people like working with you. Here’s a tip: when you have a problem to solve, come prepared with a suggested next step. If you have a question, phrase it in a way they can answer yes/no. If there are multiple options, lay them out and ask them to pick one. Try to avoid

David Perell • 28 Pieces of Life Advice

alex

The purpose of a job is not like your eye color or height. You have the ability to craft what a job means to you. And as the research shows, that “crafting” plays a key role in your satisfaction.

Simone Stolzoff • How to Find Clarity When You’re at a Career Crossroads

Stuart Evans

"Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love"

Bill Gurley jamesclear.com

ssari

Love this speech by Bill Gurley - one of the common things across top professionals like Bob Dylan, Danny Meyer, etc was that they studied everything they could find about their field, they were masterful students first.