3 lessons from a man whose life changed overnight Image edited by the author — Original from Flickr As Silicon Valley mega-founders go, Justin seems strangely likable. He earned his stripes by co-founding the giant live streaming platform Twitch back in 2011. You might not have heard of it but it has the 36th highest
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Focus on people, not computers Edited by the author — Original from Pexels I’m sick of creators pretending they know the secret to the algorithms on whatever platform they are on. They don’t. I don’t either. Yet people will confidently preach their opinions and reference the “algorithm” to give themselves pseudo-credibility. They’ll gain a cult-like
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Stop projecting your desire for no office on everyone else Image of the author by the author The pandemic lit a fire under those who hate the office. The internet is full of stories calling them dead and how everyone would be happier if they just went away. I now work for myself from my
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Look for the underserved market Image edited by the author (not of Tristan Walker) — Original image from pexels “I see myself as a Black kid from Queens who couldn’t shave, made his way to Silicon Valley, and networked enough to know that I could raise the money to start the business that I started
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Heights show brain care matters more than you think Image edited by author (not of Dan Murray-Serter) — original from Unsplash When you think about the ideal conditions to start a multimillion-dollar brand, you probably aren’t thinking about: Burnout. Depression. Anxiety. Bulimia. Insomnia. Dan Murray-Serter worshipped at the altar of Gary Vee’s hustle culture so
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Make friends don’t network Image edited by the author — original from Pexels 95% of people who contact me for advice get it all wrong. They read psychological tricks and think they are geniuses for trying to use them on me. It’s the same for many people who’ve seen some level of online success and
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What it actually takes to succeed Edited by the author — original image from WikiMedia Commons Let’s face the facts. Most of us aren’t going to be billionaires no matter how hard we work. It’s patronizing when privileged people preach their work ethic as the secret to their success. This is what makes Snapchat founder
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#3 Protect each other’s Achilles’ heels Created by the author — original image from unsplash You know when it just feels right when you’re around someone but you aren’t sure why? David Bradford and Carole Rubin know the answer. Together they have taught interpersonal relationships to Stanford MBA students for over two decades. They aim to make more
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Don’t use these words to describe yourself Created by the author — original from Unsplash Organized icebreakers were once my version of hell. I’d sit in a large group waiting for my turn to answer whilst panicking about how to come up with an answer that would make people like me. One of the worst
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And not feel guilty Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash Everything in moderation but helping is an exception, right? This isn’t true and too much can be bad for both you and the person you care about. It’s time to admit helping others can be a toxic addiction. It comes down to the why. Why are you helping?
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