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Building to $3K/month while working full-time as Director of Engineering | 🇨🇦

[Hamid Moosavian 🙂 @hmoosavian]

Day 37 of building to $3K/month while working full-time.

Built automation to find posts from engineering leaders on LinkedIn about hiring.

300 search phrases → 1,500 posts/day → 2 worth engaging with.

Either wrong audience or engineering leaders just don’t talk about hiring.

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@arvidkahl Thanks for sharing. You never know who might need to hear it, this one was perfectly timed for me. 😀

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@dvassallo So many different factors play into success or failure, and most are out of our control. We still need to make smart decisions to maximize our chances, but nothing guarantees success.

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True story from a friend:

The company that interviewed me 10 months ago and asked where I see myself in five years just shut down today.

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We need to rethink what incentives we can provide to tech candidates.

They most likely care more about a career path and intellectually challenging problems they will solve than outdated perks such as snacks or a nap room.

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If a recruiter were to tell me there's free snacks and drinks, I'm out. What's this, kindergarten? I can buy my own bag of chips.

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@arvidkahl You mean the timeline on X? Is it a pro feature? I almost have up on the main timeline and only check the following tab.

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@randomrecruiter The current market is in favor of employers. In Canada, for some software roles, the number of applications are 10x compared to a few years ago. Insane volume.

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@LBacaj While I agree with you, I think it's such a privilege to live in a time where we can think about this alignment of what we like and how we earn money.

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@shl If it's easy It's probably not helping me grow.

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@charlesmiller_7 Managing your expectation from the beginning helps too. I used to have high expectation from every work I started, but setting a low expectation increases the success rate too.

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What's the best platform to maintain and share a curated list of newsletters publicly? GitHub?

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@justinmooretfam The sales skills I’m still getting comfortable with as an engineer-turned-creator. This is a good reminder that advocating for yourself and monetizing your work is a must-learn skill.

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@gregorojstersek Just joined and followed. Happy to connect. 😊

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@marclou Very inspiring Marc! When people share their achievements, especially revenue, publicly, I wonder how they deal with some of the inevitable consequences such as friends and family expectations.

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@AuthorOnTheSide @beehiiv 1

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@AuthorOnTheSide @SathyaHQ Thank you, Hassan, for sharing this news and your feelings/plans. I admire your work and have learned a lot from your presentations for the smallbets community.

I have no doubt you'll be successful in your business.

I should mention this post is an excellent piece of writing.

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@AuthorOnTheSide Another small bet that worked. 😊

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@AuthorOnTheSide Nice, now I remember I had listened to this episode of your podcast. But the visual is refreshing. Thank you for sharing.

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@LBacaj This is the type of insight that should be taught at schools. Not that alternatives are no good. But people, especially young folks, should know they have options.