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1/ Here's an on-going thread of threads on career stuff:
At a high level, I think one wants to build a Personal Moat, or a unique accumulating advantage. https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1065405693212143619
At a high level, I think one wants to build a Personal Moat, or a unique accumulating advantage. https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1065405693212143619
2/ What’s a personal moat? https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1068037464336605184
3/ Because a moat often involves doing things others aren’t doing, pursuing a moat can be risky.
Some thoughts on career risk: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1044089414673035265
Some thoughts on career risk: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1044089414673035265
4/ When thinking of personal moat building, it’s helpful to think of the context of loops — what can I work on that is durable and compounds over time?
TLDR: Rare & valuable skills/knowledge over network, brand, etc https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1044752203280314368
TLDR: Rare & valuable skills/knowledge over network, brand, etc https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1044752203280314368
5/ The way to build the strongest personal moat in tech is to start a successful company. Although it’s hard, it’s less risky than people think (caveats below): https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1043666107888885760
6/ However, there are many others who’ve built unique comparative advantages without starting companies (or having specific skills/knowledge!) https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1069745638366158849
7/ Some of this relates to pursuing a job in VC: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1068032968961200129
8/ Some thoughts on breaking into VC sooner: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1069652117533663233
9/ Always the (self-) reminder: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1069747889033936896
Feel free to add your own threads / thoughts / Q’s.
Feel free to add your own threads / thoughts / Q’s.
10/ @sararahmcb kindly formatted this thread in a much better way: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fQ4BXPM3kcN2SZwKTmLyo6xueoBa9FunU11v97cJJo0/edit
11/ On optionality: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1244857968127967233
12/ See your career as a product: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1247644596567330816
13/ Your not constrained by your network, your constrained by what you have to offer your network: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1227688754065788928
14/ Frameworks for thinking about starting a company, joining a company, or becoming a full-time VC: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg/status/1244085460617449472?s=20
Peter Thiel's question is: "what truth do you know that nobody agrees with you on?"
The career version of this is:
What are you really good at that other people aren't that good at?
What's easy for you, but hard for others?
What can you do that can't be reverse engineered?
The career version of this is:
What are you really good at that other people aren't that good at?
What's easy for you, but hard for others?
What can you do that can't be reverse engineered?
