@KElectricPk
NO Electricity since 10 AM today. 7 hours and counting. Very sorry state of affairs. Incompetence at the peak.
@NEPRA5@wapda_pr@geonews_urdu
Gulzar-e-Hijri, Metroville 3. Block 2.
Businesses are like children.
Newborn - no sleep, lots of poop
1 year - first little steps, but a mess
2 year - cute, constantly trying to murder itself
3 year - fun, tantrums & faster death attempts
4-5 - some independence!
Expect crying, feces & eventual joy in both.
A 21-year-old follower recently messaged me for career advice.
Here are the 10 pieces of career advice I shared:
1. Work in different verticals — I learned social networks at Facebook, finance at Mint, and now tech tools at AppSumo. The more diverse your experiences, the more you meet interesting people and learn transferable skills.
2. Geography matters — If you want to play in the major leagues, you’ve got to BE in the major leagues and surround yourself with A players in your field. I grew up 2 miles from the Apple campus where I was surrounded by people working on startups.
• So, if you want to be in tech? Go to the Bay Area.
• Aspiring country singer? Go to Nashville.
• Trying to get into acting? Go to LA.
Go where it’s happening. And if you can’t be there physically yet, figure out how to get it online first, like connecting with people who are already there.
3. Learn outside of your skillset — Those who combine multiple skills have enormous leverage. For me, I’ve been into chess and flying planes. I learned foresight and preparedness which I applied to content creation.
Another example, we started doing giveaways at @appsumo after being inspired by women’s magazines. It was only because we were looking outside our core skill set and demographic that gave us new ideas. Find inspiration outside and bring it inside.
4. Document your learning online — I started blogging in 2000 when I used to have hair (lol). Not only will it help you process what you’ve learned, but you’ll build your brand and meet cool people. And when people get to know and like you online, they’ll come to you with ideas and even job offers, rather than you having to go begging with a resume.
5. Go after the biggest failures — Too many people are scared of failing. They don’t realize that you need to push to this point to get the biggest possible growth and learning. In my career, almost everything has not worked. But you need to keep pushing because you only have to be right once to build a successful business.
So don’t punish yourself for failure, reward yourself for trying…and even reward yourself for failing. Every failure is one step closer to winning.
6. Find someone who has walked your ideal path — If you can find a mentor (and make it worth their while), who is ahead of you in life, it’s way easier to see if that’s what you want too. You’ll save yourself many mistakes.
7. Figure out what you are an expert in — Find your superpower then 10x it. Surround yourself (or hire people) to complement your weaknesses.
I’m great at igniting and marketing, but have struggled with consistency and sticking with things that get boring. So I’ve surrounded myself with people who move forward in the things that I’m not good at.
8. Chase opportunities, but slow down for success — In your 20s, go try a bunch of stuff. But when you find the thing that works, slow down and enjoy it.
In my 20s, I chased to become a millionaire for about 3 years with Facebook games and payments, but hated it. When my company got sued and banned by Facebook, it sounds terrible but I was actually relieved. It gave me the excuse to go try other more fulfilling things. It’s too easy to give up on things that you don’t care about. So when you’ve found something you really like, stick with it.
9. Learn for the next step and keep leveling up — Every step in a career can either go up, down, or sideways. Be intentional that you are leveling up at each step. For me, I leveled up from payments to marketing, then deals and software tools with @appsumo and that turned into educational content on my YouTube channel.
10. Be the hub — I’d bet 80% of my net worth is because of relationships and people I know. When I graduated UC Berkeley in 2004, I started hosting dinners, beer meetups, and conferences…even when I didn’t know anyone. I wanted to become the hub. The interesting people I helped and connected at the time, like @ramit, @tferriss, and @ryanholiday ended up helping me 15 years down the line. One way to start: Spend at least one hour a week just meeting and helping people with no expectations.
What else is good career advice that every young person should hear?
If this could help someone you know, share it with them and follow me @noahkagan for more!
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My first time travelling to Islamabad by air and I absolutely love the infrastructure they now have in place.
For a 1/22 mil Karachite , this is no less than a dream.
Here's a review of the Isl Airport and how you can go anywhere in Isl in less than Rs. 100 (1/n)