Most people learn like this: Course → Course → Course → “Now I’m ready to build something” We’re seeing the fastest learners flip it: Project → Learn what’s needed → Project → Learn what’s needed They learn through building, not ...

Recruiters use experience as a proxy. They don’t actually care how many years you’ve worked somewhere. What they care about is: can you do the job? But they can’t know that from a resume. So they use proxies = signals ...

Today I had a call with one of our PRO members. Let’s call him James. James wants a job in data science. He’s been studying for months. Courses, certifications, tutorials. 30 minutes a day, sometimes more. But something’s off. He ...

Working on your second-best problem (for your career) feels productive.  No one will blame you. But second-best problems give you second-best returns. Incremental improvements, not career-changing leaps. Example: Your real problem is you don’t have a portfolio that proves you ...