In my previous post I shared what surprised me on our challenge kickoff calls. Twenty people. Smart. Motivated. Stuck. Not because of skills or resources — because of psychology. (Missed it? Read it here.) Today: the fixes I gave them. ...

This week I ran two onboarding calls for our new 6-week AI challenge. Twenty people. All smart. All motivated. I asked each person: “Why did you join?” I expected answers about skills. About AI. About career goals. Instead, I heard ...

A reader replied to me last week: “Are side projects even real? Won’t recruiters dismiss them as toy projects? Feels like a Catch-22.” Here’s what you’re missing: There are unlimited companies out there. Yes, Google wants team projects. Amazon wants ...