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Build a Personal Brand in 60 Minutes per Week
I’ve long been an advocate of building a “personal brand.” I use the quotation marks here because, unfortunately, the phrase has come to mean a
You Should Consider Consulting on the Side
“Should I do some consulting on the side?” is a question that I’ve gotten pretty regularly with most of the people I help with career
How to Stay In Touch With Your Network
As you get older, you have the advantage of time on your side when it comes to building a great network of smart, interesting people.
How to Write Update Emails that Help, Not Annoy
If you are in any kind of field where you want others to reach out to you and help you from time to time, please
Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Polls
One of the most annoying trends I’ve seen pick up in recent years is the public use of polls to craft public opinion. As it
How to Comp Your First Sales SDR/AE Team
Alternative Title: Your Sales Comp Plan is a Recruiting Channel A lot of the people I work with are hiring junior sales teams under them
How to Take a Gap Year
As I get more exposure to a better data set of young professionals who know what they want to do and don’t waste time floating
Tools to Work From Home and Work Remotely
Last updated: July 7, 2020. I’ll update this as I find more tools that solve additional use cases that I haven’t addressed below. If you
A Few Quick Notes on Customer Discovery
I often get emails from readers asking, “do you think X is a good idea?” I appreciate these emails and try to give my best
“Homeschooling” is a Big Tent
“Homeschooling” is a phrase that tends to evoke one of two images in the layperson’s mind. One image includes seventeen kids loaded up into a