Main Takeaways:
- Making the choice
- Finding support & advice
- Lessons from a remote cold start: Make the effort, Domain ramping, Naivety as a strength
9. Got that itch
● Cloud is great, but just one small part
● Am I getting complacent?
● Am I compensated fairly?
● What’s my 10 year plan?
● Am I heading towards it?
10. Making the choice
● Self-reflection
○ Loss aversion
○ Am I happy
○ Pro, Con
● Mentors
○ Their stories
○ Baselining fears
● Closest friends & family
○ Have I changed for the better?
● Who do I want to talk to in 5 years?
11. A new beginning
● Learning (maximize slope)
○ Payments, company culture
● Network (avoid local maxima)
○ Founders, PM culture
● Foundations (long-term)
○ Versatility, helping SMBs
13. Nikhyl Singhal’s tips
● Starting remote is ½ as effective
● Leave the past behind
● Pace yourself
○ Change what you really understand
○ Strong opinions, loosely held
○ Feedback
https://theskip.substack.com/p/tips-wh
en-starting-a-new-job
14. Boz’s Cold Start Algorithm
● 1:1
● What should I know?
● What could improve?
● Who should I speak to?
https://boz.com/articles/career-cold-start
17. Find nodes & trace edges
1. Cold start remotely
a. Awkward, less effective, but necessary
b. True bottoms-up company
2. Account for tooling changes
a. Workplace, docs, bluejeans, oh my
3. Time, the almighty
a. Use it diligently, but you must use it
18. What I got right
1. People first
2. X-team is just as critical
3. Collateral is material
19. What I missed
1. Megaphones, not telephones
2. Tap dance effectively
3. Concreteness of a 100 day plan
20. Key Takeaways
1. Know yourself and the decisions are easy
2. Rely on those around you for input
3. Stand on giants
4. People, then product
5. Remote is slow and clear as mud
6. Communicate & create collateral
7. Give back
21. Thank you.
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