3x former founder and Canadian.
Currently a senior engineering manager at Peloton Interactive.
When I was but a wee lad, I dreamed of being a janitor for NASA. There's just something awesome about playing a part, no matter how small, of something that dares to push the world forward. While I no longer hold my old lofty dreams of working for NASA, I have had to recently look for jobs. For whatever contrived reason, the conventional thinking behind how people should search for jobs falls under two categories: networking and job sites. While those approaches work, a very useful metaphor for how you might view yourself is that you're a business. You sell your product (your time) for a salary (your revenue). You might argue, most wages in the western world are $20,000 USD to $500,000 USD. If you're a business, then it's probably also helpful to think about selling your product (time) like a business. Typically, different price points in business dictate different sales and marketing techniques. Below say, $10 a month, direct sales (sales where you sell to people
Hey, you had some nice words for me a few months ago on Ycombinator. I wanted to let you know that I really appreciated it then and I still do today. I am proud to have the same major as someone of your character.
ReplyDeleteI have a job and its my first after startups, generally "best practices" has been thrown out the window since the 90's. I am starting to understand your post more and more. Again thanks. I hope Feat Forge works out in your favor!