/Nikhyl Singhal

5 Rules That Will Drive A Long, Healthy Career tl;dr: From the VP of Product at Facebook, each of the following is discussed in detail : (1) Product manage your career like it’s a product. (2) Ensure each transition is career additive. (3) Whom you know will matter as much as what you know. (4) Find a strength area and try to build a superpower in it. (5) Bet on yourself.

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Three Crucial Skills That Leaders Must Develop To Become Executives tl;dr: Elite careers happen in 3 phases - (1) IC to leader, (2) leader to exec, (3) Career re-invention unconstrained of finances. To navigate the two first phases, soft-skills are more valuable. You'll need a thirst for growth, the ability to influence, management of your own emotions. Each are outlined in detail.

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Stage Of Company, Not Name Of Company tl;dr: When choosing your next company, first determine which stage - pre-product fit, post-product fit, growth or scale - is the best match. Usually only 1 or 2 stages make sense for any given job search.

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