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Everything we wish we'd known before quitting our jobs to go freelance - the data, the steps, the tools.

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

hard truth... you're not ruthless enough for the success you say you want.

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@joshjfish Waiting too long !! A perfect product without an audience to sell it to won’t go very far

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@markproduct Depends on what you’re good at and where you can stay consistent

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@nntaleb separates the risk of loss from the risk of ruin. Most employees price leaving as ruin - losing everything - when, properly prepared, it's a loss, i.e. reversible.

And most of the successful quitters had already secured their departure: savings, a client, a partner covering rent…

They just conveniently leave that part out.

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@markproduct wanting to see your own projects through, creating something from scratch and seeing it come to life (something that gets lost when working corporate) - and also just couldn't stand having to "circle back"

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@neppy which is why 'quit your job' - no context, no practical tips nor tools - can be such toxic advice

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@TTrimoreau Health is what underpins everything else

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@markproduct Very true - LinkedIn sits at the intersection of a social media platform (which it is) and a job search platform, and is the only one to have done so. Actually have started seeing more job postings on Substack

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@siddharthwv you'll get more support from strangers than from close friends

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@AbhiCodes15 building - our jobs are paying us for something but we're quietly building on the side

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@Joi2James build your audience knowing the product you want to build

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@BalogunSonia4 Yes and no - use your company while you plan your “escape”

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@ShaoBNB See you get it

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@pmitu good take - AI can def do cringe, its cringe just lacks that human je ne sais quoi

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@Markmanson execution > ideation

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@DearS_o_n advice we all needed to hear

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@entrecomplete @Codie_Sanchez otherwise we'd all be entrepreneurs!

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@Codie_Sanchez 100%. yet it's so easy to make it "look easy" once you've made it

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@Dhruvam987 Agreed - quit your job can such bad/reckless advice (just wrote about it)

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@tailopez yep, because a 22 yo founder has a better ring to it